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Illustration of Lincoln wearing a shawl

Description

Abstract:
Illustration by John Wolcott Adams of Lincoln wearing a shawl. (Illustration appears in "A Golden Age of Authors" (1919) by William Webster Ellsworth (p. 136)."
Notes:
"...His tall, homely form could be seen crossing the well-shaded lawn between the White House and the War Department day after day with unvaried regularity. In cool weather he invariably wore a gray plaid shawl thrown over his shoulder in careless fashion..."

Access Conditions

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

Citation

"Illustration of Lincoln wearing a shawl" (1918). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:70941/

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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