The rail splitter.
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Image ID
115586
Item data
Title
The rail splitter.
Collection
"The Pageant of America" Collection
v.7 - In defense of liberty
(Unpublished photographs)
Abraham Lincoln
Names
Milligan, Charles J. (Sculptor)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 7.39.011
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Axes
Statues
Genres
Notes
Content: [handwritten on reverse] Sculptor Charles J. Milligan, Art Institute of Chicago
Physical Description
Extent: 24 x 15 cm.
Identifiers
TMS ID: 128273
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 7.39.011
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8a80c230-c614-012f-7fe4-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1860
Cite this item
MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The rail splitter." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a80c230-c614-012f-7fe4-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). The rail splitter. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a80c230-c614-012f-7fe4-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "The rail splitter." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a80c230-c614-012f-7fe4-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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