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[1864 election newspaper clipping]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08609 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28.65 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Headlines include, "Let the Eagle Scream!!!," "Great Union Victories," and "Make Way for Honest Old Abe, Our Next President."

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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