CHICAGO OPENS YEARLONG LINCOLN MEMORABILIA SHOW.Byline: The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times The Chicago Historical Society will be host to a yearlong exhibition of one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Lincoln memorabilia ever assembled, "The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America." The exhibition will open Monday, Lincoln's birthday. "The Last Best Hope" encompasses more than 200 objects, including Lincoln's stovepipe hat A tall silk hat with a brim, worn commonly as an item of formal dress by gentlemen in the late 1800's. See also: Stovepipe , the gloves Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. , a Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address, speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. It is one of the most famous and most quoted of modern speeches. manuscript, nearly 100 letters and documents written by Lincoln, political campaign memorabilia and personal possessions. In addition to the special exhibition, visitors may view the society's permanent exhibition "A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln," which explores slavery, the division of free and slave economies and the Civil War. "The Last Best Hope" exhibition will be highlighted with such programs as a free lecture series by Lincoln scholars every other Tuesday evening, beginning March 12, gallery performances of the Lincoln-Douglas debates Lincoln-Douglas Debates Series of seven debates between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democratic Sen. Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign. They focused on slavery and its extension into the western territories. and Lincoln's speeches and writings. The exhibition will be open daily. Admission is $7, $4 for children 12 and under. The Chicago Historical Society, (312) 642-5035, is on Clark Street at North Avenue on the south end of Lincoln Park Lincoln Park, city (1990 pop. 41,832), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb adjacent to Detroit, on the Detroit River; inc. 1921. It is a residential community in an area marked by a significant decline in industry. . CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Items once owned by President Abraham Lincoln, including his top hat, will be on display all year in Chicago. |
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