[Abraham Lincoln, standing, full-length, facing right, holding rope of flag(?), arm upraised] – Historic Print
![[Abraham Lincoln, standing, full-length, facing right, holding rope of flag(?), arm upraised], c1908. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/06/06ac538a6b48-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures [Abraham Lincoln, standing, full-length, facing right, holding rope of flag(?), arm upraised] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Abraham Lincoln, standing, full-length, facing right, holding rope of flag(?), arm upraised]
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Lincoln stands at full length, facing right, with one arm raised as he holds what appears to be a flag rope, a pose that fits the patriotic taste of the early 1900s. The copyright credit goes to the Gerlach-Barklow Co. of Joliet, Illinois, a firm that produced commercial color prints, so this was likely a mass-produced reproduction meant for homes and offices. Lincoln had been dead for more than forty years by then, and his image circulated widely as a symbol of national unity. The print is worth noticing for how it pairs a historical figure with flag imagery during the decade before the United States entered World War I.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Portraits 1900-1910.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1900-1910. |
| Notes | G20505 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the Gerlach-Barklow Co., Joliet, Illinois. |
| Subjects | Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Public appearances. Flags--American--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,613 × 4,087 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223994 |
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