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Haskell, W.L., fl. 1903 Onward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09736.02 Author/Creator: Haskell, W.L., fl. 1903 Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1903 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 49.5 cm, Width: 39.3 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L.Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington. The poster also features images of the house where Lincoln was born, the Tuskegee institute, Frederick Douglass learning to read, and the house where Booker T. Washington was born. There is also a woman waving a flag and holding a sign that reads, "Truth and Justice Shall Not Fail Work and Wisdom Shall Prevail." Along the bottom of the poster are short biographies of the three men and a description of the Tuskegee Institute.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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