'The peoples' candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln.

In Collection(s)

Details

Title: 'The peoples' candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln.
Collection Title: Patriotic envelope collection. Series I: Civil War envelopes, 1861-1865.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society
Description: Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by flags and a Phrygian cap. White envelope with black ink. Image on left. Printed on banners below portrait: 'THE PEOPLES' CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN.'
Notes: Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. As Commander in Chief of the United States, he led the Union during the Civil War. On April 15, he was shot in the back of the head at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died shortly thereafter.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: aj29021.jpg
1491
Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Flags--United States
Liberty
Presidents--United States--Portraits
Material type or medium of original: Pictorial envelopes
Patriotic envelopes
Image
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the New-York Historical Society. For more information, please visit the New-York Historical Society's Rights and Reproductions Department web page at http://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions