Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Luce Center
President--Abraham Lincoln Vice-President--Hannibal Hamlin
Object Number:
PR.022.3
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 1/2 in. (7.6 x 14 cm)
Description:
Image of Lincoln in a decorative border with an eagle on top and flags draped below. Another image of Lincoln chopping wood outside his log cabin. Orange envelope with black ink. Image on left side and top of envelope.
"Constitution and the Union--Harmony and Prosperity to all."--Lincoln
Manufacturer: S. Raynor
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society Library
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
