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Unknown [Lithograph of Abraham Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08879.01.09 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: no date Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 56 x 42.7 cm. Order a Copy

Oval lithograph of a portrait of Lincoln. Printed at bottom, "Late President of the U.S. assassinated April 14, 1865."

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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