Photo of painting "Lincoln Showing Sojourner Truth the Bible Presented to Him by the Colored People of Baltimore' by Franklin C. Courter, ca. 1893.
Description:
[The meeting between Lincoln and Truth took place Oct. 20, 1864. The painting was first displayed at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the hung at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. The painting was destroyed in the 1902 Sanitarium fire. The photo was taken Frank Perry, a Battle Creek photographer,1880-18100
Institution:
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Collection:
Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank
Rights:
This image is in the public domain and may be used without permission. Kindly provide attribution to the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library. If you have questions about the image or collection, please contact the BHL-Reference Dept. (mailto:bentley.ref@umich.edu) If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, pleasecontact BHL-Image Bank (mailto:gkinney@umich.edu).
Language:
UND
Type:
still image