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Abraham Lincoln (bronze statue) in Detroit, Michigan

Description

Abstract:
Silver gelatin photographic print of a replica of Alfonso Pelzer’s statue of Abraham Lincoln (created for Lincoln, New Jersey) shown outside the headquarters of Henry Ford’s Lincoln Motor Company headquarters at Warren and Livernois Avenues in Detroit. At the time of its installation in 1919 this statue was said to be the only statue of Lincoln in Michigan. The statue was moved to the grounds of the Detroit Public Library in 1958.
Notes:
Mounted on gray paper.

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Abraham Lincoln (bronze statue) in Detroit, Michigan" (1922). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:69165/

Relations

Collection:

  • Lincoln Graphics

    Prints in the Lincoln collection are classified by Meserve numbers, and include most of the known photographic images of Lincoln, along with engravings and popular prints by, among other firms, Currier & Ives and Kurz & Allen. There are also …
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