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CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY GETTYSBURG ADDRESS,1863


LINCOLN DIORAMA Lincoln, surrounded by his cabinet, foreign ministers, secretaries and officers of the Army, and Navy, is shown delivering his immortal address. At the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the orator of the day was Edward Everett of Massachusetts. His scholarly and lengthy speech was followed by the concise, historic masterpiece of President Lincoln.
Publisher: Curt Teich Co. (American, 1893–1974)

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph
Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.9465
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: 4B190-N
Back: divided. Mint.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T.PHOTO-COTE" POST CARD (REG.U.S.PAT.OFF.)
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)