Artifacts

Sword and the Pen

Title

Sword and the Pen

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

This postcard features a color drawing of Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois with images of Union soldiers. This postcard also features an angel at the top with a banner that reads “Sword and Pen.”

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; landscape

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; card stock

Inscription

verso, top right: “25”

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Influence

Work Type

picture postcard

Class

Postcards

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

P7672

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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