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Color print, "Court week was as good as a fair..." Depicts A. Lincoln and courthouse. One of a set of prints [4708.1-15] in envelope [4708.17] with sheet of explanatory text [4708.16] depicting the Lincoln Dioramas at the Chicago Historical Society. In the center of the image, there is a rendering a brick courthouse. In the foreground, the image, there are renderings of people, houses and a horse drawn wagon.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1950

Measurement

9 1/2 X 7 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); ink on paper; reproduction (derivative object)

Inscription

recto, bottom center:" Court week was as good as a fair. People managed their work so/ they could come to town and see the judge arrive. When Judge/ Davis pulled up at the courthouse, men rushed over to talk/ to him."

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political career before 1861; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works

Work Type

color print

Class

prints

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

4708.7

Digital ID

FVW_04708.7

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

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