Abraham Lincoln portrait, 1959

Subject: Public Figures
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1959 (Chrome)

Back of Abraham Lincoln portrait, 1959, Hodgenville, KY, USA, c. 1959 chrome postcard — Back

About this postcard

Colorized head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit, white shirt, and dark bow tie, with full beard, against a teal-green background. The image reproduces a Civil War-era photograph of Lincoln, the familiar presidential likeness from the years of the war. A printed biography on the card follows him from a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky, through New Salem and Springfield, Illinois, to the White House and his death in April 1865.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Sixteenth President of the United States, was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky, in a log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgen's Mill. From 1811-1816, he lived on the Knob Creek Farm, near Hodgenville, Ky. From 1816-1830, grew up in Spencer County, Southern Indiana, and moved to Illinois, in 1830. In 1831-1837, spent six years in New Salem, where he was elected to the Legislature, in 1834. Re-elected in 1836, 1838, 1840, Abraham Lincoln served 5 years in Vandalia, Capital of Illinois, 1820-1839. From 1837 to 1861, Lincoln lived in Springfield, Illinois, practiced law, served a term in Congress, and in 1860, was elected President. In February, 1861, moved to the White House in Washington, D. C., and died on April 15, 1865.

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Publisher	Curteich
Series	9C-K578
Condition	Good
Place mentioned	Hodgenville, KY
Place mentioned	Washington, DC
Publisher	Curteich, Chicago, IL
Notes	No printed text or border on the front; visible surface scuffs and light scratches across the image, especially at left and lower right. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back Curt Teich 'CURTEICHROM' chrome reproduction (9C-K578) with printed Lincoln biography; light edge wear and faint foxing.

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Abraham Lincoln portrait, 1959, postcard, c. 1959. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/abraham-lincoln-portrait-1959. Accessed November 2, 2026.