Commemorating the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Knox College, 1858-1958 Galesburg, Illinois
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- Created Date
- 1958
- Description
Picture postcards
Caption on back of card: On Oct. 7, 1858, on the east lawn of Old Main, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debated issues which led to the Civil War. (McClure's Magazine published this picture of the original debate. Artist: Victor Perard, New York.)
Color postcard. Front of card oriented vertically. Quotes by Douglas and Lincoln below picture on front. Depicts crowd of people assembled to hear debate, with orator on platform in the distance, and building with 'Knox College for Lincoln' banner in background.
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Text printed on front of card
- Contributing Institution
- Eastern Illinois University
- Location
- Illinois--Galesburg
Knox County - Type
- image
- Language
- English
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- Commemorating the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Knox College, 1858-1958 Galesburg, Illinois. 1958. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eiu_postc/id/3900. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1958) Commemorating the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Knox College, 1858-1958 Galesburg, Illinois. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eiu_postc/id/3900
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eiu_postc/id/3900>.