Description
- Abstract:
- A portrait of Abraham Lincoln with two crossed Union flags below. The text beneath the images reads "The Union, it must be preserved!"
- Notes:
- Paper (cream); ink (black, red, blue)
- Re-purposed election envelope
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"'The Union, it must be preserved.'"
(1861).
Lincoln Envelopes.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:574965/
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Lincoln Envelopes
This collection contains embellished envelopes created during the period surrounding Lincoln’s presidency and the time immediately after his assassination. Many of the envelopes depict Lincoln himself, as well as various notable political and military figures. The artwork widely ranges in …...