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[Mourning ribbon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00739 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 15 April 1865 Pagination: 1 ribbon ; 11 x 5 cm. Order a Copy

White silk mourning ribbon with printed shield and small metal frame containing Lincoln photograph. Printed photograph measures 2.5 x 2 cm.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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