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Lincoln's Speech Memorial, Gettysburg, PA, 1970

Subject
Monuments & Memorials
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1970 (Chrome)
Front of Lincoln's Speech Memorial, Gettysburg, PA, 1970, Mrs. Jean Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1970 chrome postcard
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Back of Lincoln's Speech Memorial, Gettysburg, PA, 1970, Mrs. Jean Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1970 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

The Lincoln Speech Memorial stands in Gettysburg National Cemetery, a stone monument with a central bust of Abraham Lincoln between two dark plaques and curved steps leading up to it. Trees and grass surround the memorial. The caption identifies it as a speech memorial rather than a Lincoln memorial, since it marks the area near where Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery on November 19, 1863. The cemetery was established after the battle that summer, and the dedication ceremony became the occasion for Lincoln's brief, lasting speech.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Monday Hi. Just got to Gettysburg this noon. Planning on making some tours this PM. Our motel is built right on a portion of the battlefield and the pool is straight across the court from our window. Tomorrow AM, we're leaving for D.C. See ya soon! Don, TREVA + DONNIE

PublisherCOLOURPICTURE
Lincoln's Speech Memorial LINCOLN'S SPEECH MEMORIAL Gettysburg, Pa. The Lincoln Speech Memorial, located in the Na- tional Cemetery near the spot where on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery, Lincoln delivered the World-Famous Gettysburg Address. It is a Speech Memorial and not intended as a Lincoln Memorial.
PostmarkedPA, November 2, 1970
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Jean Elmore

25854 Stanford Dearborn Heights, MI 48125

Postcard record

Postmarked, PA
PublisherCOLOURPICTURE
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. Jean Elmore, 25854 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48125
Place mentionedE. Smith Wholesale Distributors, Gettysburg, PA
PublisherCOLOURPICTURE, Boston, MA
Stamp5c George Washington, blue
NotesChrome-era color; no white border; vertical crease/scratch on left side; small green sign at left. Postmark: [illegible]BURG, PA, 1970 (partly illegible; "Monday" comes from the message, not the postmark). Chrome-era Plastichrome glossy card, divided back; light creasing and corner wear.

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Lincoln's Speech Memorial, Gettysburg, PA, 1970, postcard, c. 1970. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lincolns-speech-memorial-gettysburg-pa-1970. Accessed November 2, 2026.