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Catalog Number |
B2022.06.01 |
Object Name |
Book |
Museum |
Alexandria Black History Museum |
Description |
Book, "Oration at the raising of 'The old flag' at Sumter; and Sermon on the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States," by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, (Alexander Ireland & Co., Manchester, England, 1865). The book is dedicated to "working men" by "American friends resident in Manchester." The book has a green cloth cover with a gold-colored embossed drawing of an eagle holding a shield and arrow. |
Material |
Paper/Fabric |
Date |
1865 |
Dimensions |
W-5 L-7.75 D-0.375 inches |
Search Terms |
Civil War Funeral rites & ceremonies Oratories Presidents Speechmaking |
Subjects |
Civil War Funeral rites & ceremonies Oratories Presidents Speechmaking |
Related People |
Lincoln, Abraham |