Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Envelope

Creator

Files

Description

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope, probably issued ca. 1860. It depicts a jugate image of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. It is printed on white paper and in black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 11.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

1860

Latest

1865

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1860s

Measurement

2 3/4 X 4 5/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Subjects

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1864

Work Type

pictorial envelope

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.

Related Source

See 5498 for lettersheet with same design.

ID

5499

Digital ID

FVW_05499

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.