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Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg

Title
Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg [motion picture] / Paul Falkenberg and Lewis Jacobs.
Publication
New York : Film Images, 1950.

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Additional Authors
  • Falkenberg, Paul.
  • Jacobs, Lewis.
Description
1 film reel (12 min.) : sd. b&w.; 16 mm.
Summary
That historical moment when Abraham Lincoln first uttered his most famous speech is recreated using a selection of engravings and drawings of the era. The film presents a brief resume of the causes and major battles of the Civil War, the purchase of land for a national cemetery at Gettysburg and Lincoln's feelings about the events.
Subject
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • Presidents > United States > Biography
  • United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Note
  • CREDITS:Musical score, Gene Forrell.
Title
Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg [motion picture] / Paul Falkenberg and Lewis Jacobs.
Imprint
New York : Film Images, 1950.
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Added Author
Falkenberg, Paul.
Jacobs, Lewis.
Branch Call Number
M16 149 L
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