Lincoln The Rail Splitter – Historic Print
(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.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Lincoln The Rail Splitter in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Lincoln The Rail Splitter
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Few nicknames in American politics stuck as firmly as the one behind this print's title. Abraham Lincoln picked up "the Rail Splitter" from his youth on the Illinois frontier, and Republican campaigners in 1860 turned the phrase into a symbol of his rise from humble beginnings. This color photomechanical reproduction, dated to about 1909, copies a painting by J.L.G. Ferris, an artist who returned often to Lincoln subjects. Inexpensive prints like this carried that frontier story into homes and schoolrooms long after Lincoln's death, helping shape how Americans pictured him.
| Created / published | c. 1909 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photomechanical print, color |
| Notes | Reproduction of painting by J.L.G. Ferris |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 874 × 1,089 px |
| Reference | L-F-9 |
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