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Book/Printed Material Executive order, As an evidence of the profound affection of the American people for the memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is hereby ordered that the executive offices of the United States shall be closed and that the national flag be displayed at half-mast.

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Title

  • Executive order, As an evidence of the profound affection of the American people for the memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is hereby ordered that the executive offices of the United States shall be closed and that the national flag be displayed at half-mast.

Created / Published

  • United States Government, Washington, D. C., April 13, 1915

Headings

  • -  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • -  Lincoln-tribute
  • -  day of mourning
  • -  Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)
  • -  Government publication
  • -  Broadsides
  • -  United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Broadsides

Notes

  • -  Signed in pencil by Woodrow Wilson.

Medium

  • 25 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Portfolio 16, no. 37

Source Collection

  • The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

Repository

  • Rare Book And Special Collections Division

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Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Executive order, As an evidence of the profound affection of the American people for the memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is hereby ordered that the executive offices of the United States shall be closed and that the national flag be displayed at half-mast. United States Government, Washington, D. C, 1915. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000588/.

APA citation style:

(1915) Executive order, As an evidence of the profound affection of the American people for the memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is hereby ordered that the executive offices of the United States shall be closed and that the national flag be displayed at half-mast. United States Government, Washington, D. C. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000588/.

MLA citation style:

Executive order, As an evidence of the profound affection of the American people for the memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is hereby ordered that the executive offices of the United States shall be closed and that the national flag be displayed at half-mast. United States Government, Washington, D. C, 1915. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/scsm000588/>.