Historic Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln's Speech 1863 Civil War PA Newspaper
Historic Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln's Speech 1863 Civil War PA Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: PUBLIC LEDGER, Philadelphia, Nov.
President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery In a Pennsylvania publication, rare as such. The front page has over two columns taken up with: "The Solemnities At Gettysburg" "Dedication of The Cemetery Of The Heroes" Oration of Hon.
As many know, Everett was the keynote speaker at the ceremonies, and he droned on for two hours. Page 2 has some additional reporting on the event under: "The Gettysburg Ceremonies" and: "The Dedication" where is found, somewhat inconspicuously. After the performance of the funeral, military dirges by Birgfeld's band, an eloquent prayer was delivered by the Rev. The President then delivered the following dedicatory speech. And what follows is the immortal Gettysburg Address which lasted less than 3 minutes, but would eclipse Everett's forgettable address and go down in history as one of the most significant speeches in American history.
His address is printed here in full, followed by. Three cheers were given for the President of the United States and Governors of the states.
After the delivering of this address, the dirge and benediction closed the exercises and the immense assembly separated... Great to have this notable speech not only in a Pennsylvania newspaper, but from a city just 140 miles for Gettysburg. Four pages, a very discrete archival mend on page 2, great condition. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic!We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below!
Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History's Newsstand also offer "the ugly" for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past - understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women's Suffrage Movement, etc..
If you find any to be offensive, we agree! Hopefully this is an indication we are moving in the right direction. For this specific item, A U.
The S&H will be calculated by using the highest item's S&H as the base cost, and then adding a small amount for each additional newspaper. The per-item additional cost for newspapers, folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary according to size and weight.We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense. Are not included in our quoted S&H. If You Are Unhappy With Your Order. We have been both collectors and dealers in rare newspapers since 1975, serve as consultants to multiple museums, and are members of both the Ephemera Society of America and the American Antiquarian Society.
Knowing every item we offer is guaranteed to be authentic. Timothy Hughes Rare Newspapers P.Desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Political\US\Presidents & First Ladies". The seller is "timhu" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Item Number: 687238
- Content: rare antique ephemera newspapers old history early