Postcard : Abraham Lincoln. 1910

POST-1910-24 Corgill Series for the NAWSA Abraham Lincoln.jpg

Title

Postcard : Abraham Lincoln. 1910

Description

This card, Number 129, is part of a set of 30 postcards, each containing a message, or aphorism, about suffrage. The cards were created by commercial publishing company, The Cargill Company, and were "endorsed and approved by the National American Woman Suffrage Association."

This card is slightly different from the other cards in the set. It contains a color illustration of Abraham Lincoln standing on a platform in front of chair, which is draped with the American flag. Along the bottom of the card is a quote by Lincoln: "I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens, by no means excluding women."

On the verso, the card is address to Raymond J. Breiner 1321 Allendale Avenue Akron, 1, Ohio, and postmarked January 20, 1955. The address on the other side of the card is: Lucky Corner Card Stella M. White 191 Whitney Street Auburn, Maine

Date

[1910]

Subject

Aphorisms and apothegms
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
National American Woman Suffrage Association
United States--Maine--Auburn
United States--Ohio--Akron

Publisher

Grand Rapids, Mich : The Cargill company

Original Format

Postcards

Physical Dimensions

9 x 14 cm.

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