Description
This vintage postcard depicts Lincoln Square and the Lincoln Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, showing brick buildings and parked cars in a muted, warm color palette. The postcard features signage for “Lincoln Museum,” “Coca-Cola,” and “Reader’s Digest,” showcasing a snapshot of the town’s businesses. This Lusterchrome postcard, published by L. E. Smith, is from approximately the 1960s-1970s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Lincoln Museum.
None of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Coca-Cola. Reader's Digest.
Coca-Cola.
Reader's Digest.
Back Text (cleaned):
PUB. BY L. E. SMITH, WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR, GETTYSBURG, PA.
LINCOLN SQUARE and THE LINCOLN MUSEUM
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
It was in this famous building, the home of Judge David Wills, that Lincoln spent the night and wrote the famous Gettysburg Address. A visit to this museum is one of the highlights of a trip to Gettysburg.
The Gettysburg Garden Club maintains beautiful flower beds in the center of Lincoln Square, foreground.
Lusterchrome REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. 02215
POST-CARD
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
MADE IN U.S.A.
K-18329
