(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) [Maurer Louis; artist] The National Game T

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(LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) [Maurer, Louis; artist?] The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run." Abraham Winning the Ball. Lithograph, 13 1/2 x 18 inches; mat toning, minor edge wear, minor dampstaining, 4 short closed edge tears repaired with tape, all less than an inch. New York: Currier & Ives, 1860

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Lincoln is depicted as a victorious baseball player, holding a ball and a railroad tie as a bat, while defeated candidates Bell, Douglas, and Breckinridge look on. 1860 was the year baseball really stepped forward as the national sport, and this was Currier & Ives's first baseball-themed print. No copies in WorldCat. Peters, Currier & Ives, 1660 and pages 86-87; Reilly 1860-42.