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Lincoln Memorial Shrine, Redlands, CA, circa 1932

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The Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California, is shown as a stone memorial with a red tile roof and arched entrance, set behind low walls on a lawn among trees. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Watchorn gave the shrine to the city in 1932 as a memorial to their son. It housed George Gray Barnard's bust of Lincoln (likely George Grey Barnard), Dean Cornwell murals, and a library of Lincoln books and Civil War mementos.

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PublisherArthur Commercial Press
ConditionVery good
Place depictedLincoln Memorial Shrine, Redlands, CA
Place mentionedRedlands, CA
PublisherRedlands, CA
NotesWhite border; linen texture. No postmark. Unused divided-back card; printed description of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, Redlands, CA. Heavy foxing/brown staining across card stock; pencil '25' price mark at top right. Linen-textured stock with white border.

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Lincoln Memorial Shrine, Redlands, CA, circa 1932, postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lincoln-memorial-shrine-redlands-ca-circa-1932. Accessed November 2, 2026.