Saturday evening the notification committee arrived by special train and went to the Lincoln Home
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Description
Color print, "Saturday evening the notification committee arrived by special train and went to the Lincoln Home..." Depicts A. Lincoln and notification committee. One of a set of prints [4708.1-15] in envelope [4708.17] with sheet of explanatory text [4708.16] depicting the Lincoln Dioramas at the Chicago Historical Society. Abraham Lincoln is depicted in center, right side of the image. Abraham Lincoln is shown facing down at a document. There are renderings of several people in the room with Abraham Lincoln.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1950
Measurement
9 1/2 X 7 1/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); ink on paper; reproduction (derivative object)
Inscription
recto, bottom center:" Saturday evening the notification committee arrived by special/ train and went to the Lincoln home. Mr. Lincoln met them in the front parlor. George Ashmun handed him the official letter,/ and Lincoln bowed as he accepted it."
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Inaugurations; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Work Type
color print
Class
prints
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
4708.9
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.