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Lincoln Centennial Postcard
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Lincoln Centennial Postcard
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Lincoln Centennial Postcard

Artifact SeriesDomestic Gifts
Artifact IDDO.689250
Object Type Postcard
Gifter
Intended Recipient (American, 1961)
Date 1909
Medium paper, ink
DimensionsOverall H 5 3/8 in x W 3 7/16 in (13.7 cm x 8.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPostcard celebrating the Anniversary of Lincoln's birth in Elizabethtown, KY. This Lincoln Cenntennial Souvenir has images of President Lincoln with American presidential motifs on the front. The back is inscribed with a handwritten pencil message and postage information. Family heirloom of donor.
Inscriptions and MarkingsObverse: 1809 LINCOLN CENTENNIAL SOUVENIR 1908 ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE MARTYRED PRESIDENT. [LOSS] ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH AT ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. FIRST INAUGURATED PRESIDENT, MARCH 4TH 1865. ASSASSINATED IN FORD'S THEATRE WASHINGTON, DURING THE CELEBRATION OF THE CLOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR, APRIL 14TH 1865. "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL" INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Reverse: WELL FRANK, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THE SAME DOWN HERE EXCEPT THE WEATHER, IT IS COLD ONE DAY AND WARM THE NEXT. AL THE YEAR GRANDMA WAS MARRIED MR. FRANK ROBBINS FT. RECOVERY O R.RXX Stamps: PIQUA FEB 7 10 PM 1909 OHIO
InscribedObverse: 1809 LINCOLN CENTENNIAL SOUVENIR 1908
ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE MARTYRED PRESIDENT.

[LOSS] ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH AT ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. FIRST INAUGURATED PRESIDENT, MARCH 4TH 1865. ASSASSINATED IN FORD'S THEATRE WASHINGTON, DURING THE CELEBRATION OF THE CLOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR, APRIL 14TH 1865.
"WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL" INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

Reverse: WELL FRANK, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THE SAME DOWN HERE EXCEPT THE WEATHER, IT IS COLD ONE DAY AND WARM THE NEXT. AL
THE YEAR GRANDMA WAS MARRIED

MR. FRANK ROBBINS FT. RECOVERY O R.RXX

Stamps: PIQUA FEB 7 10 PM 1909 OHIO
Custodial History / ProvenanceThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Barack Obama during the Obama Administration. It was received through the Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library. Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesDomestic Gifts (National Archives Identifier 66540613)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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