Ephemera

This large class includes calendars, greeting cards, brochures, flyers and many other artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Christmas Card with depiction of Abraham Lincoln with Family

Lloyd Ostendorf

A Christmas card featuring Abraham Lincoln and his family. Abraham Lincoln and his family are depicting standing in a door giving gifts to a young men.
The Home & Tomb of President Lincoln Presented by the Sangamo Ins. Co.... Springfield, Ill.

C. W. Hotchkiss; Ehrgott, Forbriger and Co.; and Sangamo Insurance Company

The commemorative lithograph/advertisement was published by the Sangamo Insurance Company shortly after the death of Abraham Lincoln. It advertises six illustrations of areas of interest in Illinois, including Lincoln's tomb, his Springfield home, and other sites of interest. After the death of Lincoln, the nation took interest in Lincoln's life, and many companies were quick to capitalize on this newfound curiosity. This broadside is an example of the commodification of such tourism.
Christmas Card entitled "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

Lloyd Ostendorf

Christmas greeting card designed by Lloyd Ostendorf and issued by Lincoln Memorial University, 1996. Depicts A. Lincoln reading to sons Willie and Tad. At bottom: "Twas the Night Before Christmas..." See also #4917 for print with identical illustration.
Civil War Veterans Parade

The color magazine illustration features an elderly man in a Civil War uniform seated in a chair on a platform. An elderly woman dressed in black stands beside the chair. Below the pair, four soldiers are shown marching in uniform. An American flag waves above them.
1992 Calendar from the Lincoln Museum

Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum

Plastic pocket calendar. Front has repro. of ""Lincoln the Surveyor"" painting by Fletcher Ransom. Issued by the Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Abraham Lincoln is depicted surveying an area during winter.
Famous Battles of the Civil War

Tuff Stuff

A set of one hundred collecting cards featuring images from Battle of the American Civil War. The set is enclosed in a sealed package.
American Heritage Picture and History Cards: Steam Boats 1788-1957

Milton Bradley Company

A boxed set of forty collecting cards depicting steamboats from the year 1788 to 1957. The set is enclosed in a decorative box and includes a promotional leaflet.
Lincoln the Friendly Neighbor

D. Lee Snarr

Xerox of photo of Lincoln the Friendly Neighbor sculpture. Sent to Frank J. Williams from D. Lee Snarr, Jan. 18, 1993.
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln

Souvenir item for dedication of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln statue in Racine, Wisconsin, 1943 Frederick C. Hibbard, sculptor. Photo of statue on front, text on reverse. Ref: DCD p. 253.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech

Archives of the American Bank Note Company

The object is a reproduction of an engraving originally issued by the American Bank Note Company, ca. 1865. On the print, the text of the Gettysburg Address is featured. To the text's left is a profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
1990 Calendar from the Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum

Louis A. Warren Lincoln Library and Museum

Plastic, wallet-size calendar with repro. of F. Ransom painting, "Lincoln the Railsplitter." Abraham Lincoln is depicted in the center of image, splitting wood with an axe.
Monthly Labor Review, February 1974

Trimmed cover the Monthly Labor Review, February 1974. Cover illustration is stylized "block portrait" of A. Lincoln by Leon D. Harmon.
Battle of Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge

Atlas Editions, Stephen T. Foster, and Mort Kunstler

A collecting card depicting a scene from the Battle of Gettysburg. It is a part of a collection is number 5 in the series.
The Civil War: The Confederacy Knowledge Cards

Library of Congress

A set of forty-eight knowledge cards issued by the Library of Congress. Each card features an image of a Confederate-centric subject (e.g., a notable person, place, or entity). The cards are enclosed in a box featuring an image of Robert E. Lee.
Union and Confederate Playing Cards

U. S. Games Systems, Inc.

Boxed double set of playing cards: Union deck [4984.1], Confederate Deck [4984.2] and slipcase [4984.3]. Cards are a reproduction of a set originally issued in 1863 and depict Union and Confederate generals.
The New Yorker Cover

Edward Sorel

Proof copy of cover of New Yorker magazine, Feb. 12, 1996. The cover illustration depicts U.S. Presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, playing poker. It is signed by Sorel in ink at the lower left corner.
1993 calendar, distributed by the Lincoln Museum

Lincoln Museum

Plastic, wallet-size 1993 calendar, distributed by the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Front has color repro. of ""Lincoln the Wrestler"" painting by Fletcher Ransom. Abraham Lincoln is depicted in the center of image, wrestling with Jack Armstrong.
Letters Home: Cure for Homesickness

Atlas Editions and Stephen T. Foster

The card features images of two Civil War-era letters. It is a part of a collection is number 17 in the series.
Lincoln Flatboats Down the Mississippi

Albin Henning

The object is a color clipping originally appearing in the February 1933 edition of American Boy Magazine. It features a reproduction of a painting by Albin Henning and depicts Abraham Lincoln as flatboatman. Two additional black and white clippings are affixed to hte verso that depict Lincoln reading and as a flatboatman. The clippings are attached to a cardboard backer.
Johnny Clem: Drummer Boy of Chickamauga

Atlas Editions and Stephen T. Foster

A collecting card depicting a photograph John Joseph Klem at age 10. It is a part of a collection is number 12 in the series.
The Civil War: The Union Knowledge Cards

Library of Congress

A set of forty-eight knowledge cards issued by the Library of Congress. Each card features an image of a Union-centric subject (e.g., a notable person, place, or entity). The cards are enclosed in a box featuring an image of Ulysses S. Grant.
Amputations: Saved by the Saw

Atlas Editions and Stephen T. Foster

A collecting card depicting a photograph of amputees gathered beneath a tree. The original photographed is named Wounded during Wilderness Campaign. It is a part of a collection is number 14 in the series.
Battle of Fredericksburg

Atlas Editions and Stephen T. Foster

A collecting card depicting a scene from the Battle of Fredericksburg. It is a part of a collection is number 4 in the series.
Dedicatory Remarks by the President of the United States for the Inauguration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA. on the 19th of November, 1863

Chicago Historical Society

A reproduction of a handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address.
The Lincoln Assassination Set

Freedom Press

Set of 40 picture cards depicting images associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.