Title

Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration: We Saw Lincoln Shot Advertisement Poster

Creator

Files

Description

The small poster is a promotional item released by Truman State University to advertise an event during a three-semester series commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. On the poster is a vignette image of Lincoln's right-side profile that fades into an illustration of the United States flag. The image is signed by the artist, Trimborn. The remainder of the poster promotes a book signing and open discussion given by Timothy Good, author of We Saw Lincoln Shot: One Hundred Eyewitness Accounts, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and Making of a President.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 2008

Measurement

16 15/16 X 11 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

recto: Lincoln / Bicentennial Celebration / We Saw / Lincoln / Shot

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Truman State University

Work Type

poster

Class

posters

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

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.

Related Source

See item #s 7006-7007, 7009-7014.

ID

7008

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.