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The Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address was written out by Lincoln in February 1864, following the ceremonial dedication, at the request of George Bancroft, a former Secretary of the Navy and historian whose comprehensive ten-volume History of the United States later led him to be known as the "father of American History".
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Read below for the full text of Lincoln's address: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition ...
English: Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lincoln is slightly left of center, just behind the mass of blurry people, facing the camera, head slightly down and tilted to his right (camera left).
LOC note: Photo is a reprint of a small detail of a photo showing the crowd gathered for the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Penn., where President Abraham Lincoln gave his now famous speech, the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln is visible facing the crowd, not wearing a hat, about an inch below the third flag from the left.
Lowe was fired in September 2019 for improperly loaning out ALPLM's original copy of the Gettysburg Address to Glenn Beck's non-profit group Mercury One. [21] [28] In March 2021, Christina Shutt was appointed as ALPLM's fifth executive director. [21] She is the first person of color to serve in the position.
Image of the "Hay Draft" of the Gettysburg Address, in Abraham Lincoln's handwriting, from the Library of Congress website Articles this image appears in Gettysburg Address Creator Technically Abraham Lincoln, licence is {} Support as nominator TomStar81 07:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC) Support very nice historical document scan.