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Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
1840-1850
1910.24
Earthenware
Owned By: Heiser family

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"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"

"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
Title
"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
Object name 
Pin-back button
Date 
2008
Related People 
Depicted: Abraham Lincoln
Related People 
Depicted: Barack Obama
Medium 
Metal and plastic
Dimensions 
Overall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Description 
Round black, white, and tan pin-back button with image of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama with text: "A NEW BIRTH OF/ FREEDOM"/ 56th INAUGURAL/ JANUARY 20, 2009