Postmaster & Surveyor Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)
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Creator Role
producer artist
Description
The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln serving as a land surveyor. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his appointments as a land surveyor and Postmaster for New Salem, Illinois appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1970
Measurement
1 1/2 inches (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
.999 fine silver
State
coins & medals
Inscription
obverse: THE LIFE OF LINCOLN / Postmaster & Surveyor reverse: Postmaster & Surveyor / Was appointed postmaster / at New Salem-office being / too insignificant to make / politics an objection. / Surveyor of Sangamon / offered to depute a por- / tion of his work. I / accepted.
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Medals
Work Type
commemorative medal
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 # 3802.7
ID
3801.7
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.