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Creator Role
issuer
Description
The card is presumably a trade card distributed by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co. It includes an engraving of a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln along with the full text of the Bixby letter. The letter, rumored to have been written by Lincoln's private secretary John Hay, was written in 1864 to offer condolences to widow Lydia Parker Bixby, who claimed to have lost five sons during the American Civil War.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
6 3/8 X 3 1/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper card
Inscription
recto, at bottom, printed signature: Abraham Lincoln recto, at bottom, on border: WESTERN BANK NOTE & ENG. CO, CHICAGO. / WESTERN DIVISION AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY. verso, at top: DEAR FRIEND:- / PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR "LINCOLN" / COLLECTION WITH MY COMPLIMENTS AND ALL / GOOD WISHES. / AS EVER, / RAYMOND A. BAHR / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Subjects
Advertising cards; Bixby, Lydia Parker, 1801?-1878; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Quotations
Work Type
trade card
Class
Ephemera
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.
ID
2187
Digital ID
FVW_02187
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.