Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Political cartoon: "Uncle Abes Last Joke."
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1375 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 9.9 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy
Drawing shows a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a collage of currency bills of different denominations. Three of the bills have George Washington's image on them, which is circled in each case. Imprint on image "Uncle Abes Last Joke. 'A Big Thing on Currency. For Further Particulars see small Bills.'"
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