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Die when I may - I want it said of me by those who know me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower, where I thought a flower would grow. Abraham Lincoln

Die when I may -
I want it said of me by those who know me best
that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower,
where I thought a flower would grow.
Abraham Lincoln

(American, 1903–1910)
1908
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2014.9459
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)