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  • A. Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States. Assassinated April 14th 1865

    A. Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States. Assassinated April 14th 1865

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    Image of a half-length portrait of United States president Abraham Lincoln; elaborate border made up of vignettes featuring a family and covered wagon, the Proclamation of Freedom, an African American family, two allegorical figures representing "Rebellion" and "Peace," and clasped hands over "The Union Forever" banner with wheat and cotton; Rebellion is holds a sword and tattered American flag while stepping on a many-headed dragon at bottom left; Peace holds a sheaf of grain and stands next to a Union shield and bald eagle with "E Pluribus Unum" banner.

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  • Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

    Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

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    Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The first clipping (Env. 09) includes a reproduction of a photograph, aerial view, of the Lincoln and Washington Monuments, with quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln printed below the image. The next two clippings (Env. 10 and Env. 11) were cut from the February 12, [date cut off] issue of the Washington Post. They are reproductions of poems about Abraham Lincoln; the first is titled "Poems for your scrapbook. Lincoln. By George Henry Boker." from 'In Praise of Lincoln', published by J.B. Lippincott Co."; the other is titled : "Lincoln (On visiting the Memorial at Washington) by Henry Gillen." The fourth clipping is a 9-line quotation from Abraham Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg." The source of this clipping is unidentified.

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  • In memory of Abraham Lincoln. The reward of the just

    In memory of Abraham Lincoln. The reward of the just

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    Image of a memorial print for United States president Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln ascends into heaven assisted by Father Time and an angel (or "Immortality") from a crypt; three women at left (Faith, Hope, and Charity) can be seen grieving, one holds her hand out, another with two children in her arms, and a third is slumped forward on her arms weeping; beneath Lincoln is a bald eagle, Union shield on which is written "E pluribus unum" and the goddess Columbia (or Liberty) bowing her head in sorrow, staff with Phrygian cap in hand; Lincoln's discarded armor and sword lie on the ground near a Native American Indian with his hatchet and arrows sitting with head resting on his knees; on the tomb is written the words "A. Lincoln, Died April 15th 1865."

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  • Presidents of the United States

    Presidents of the United States

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    Image of the goddess Columbia wearing a draped American flag with staff in hand flanked by bald eagle and Union shield with a steam ship and the United States Capitol building in background; ornate frame made up of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789-1861: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln; key with last names and dates in office for each president at bottom center.

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  • President Lincoln & cabinet

    President Lincoln & cabinet

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    Image of a set of portraits of United States president Abraham Lincoln and the six men of his cabinet in a Union shield frame with stars and stripes: Secretary of War Simon Cameron, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Interior C.B. Smith, and Attorney General Edward Bates.

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