Color postcard (14 x 9 cm.) with an exterior view of the stone monument of Abraham Lincoln outside of Omaha High School, located at 20th & Dodge in Omaha, Nebraska. The high school is seen behind. Several children and adults are surrounding the statue. A portion of the postcard is damaged, leaving a white spot. The postmarked date on the back is December 17, 1908 and it is addressed to Master Alvin Miller, Janesville, IA R.F.D. #2
The Abraham Lincoln statue was sculpted by Franz Zelesny of Vienna and was given by the Omaha High School class of 1908. It was unveiled April 14, 1908. In 1918 it was moved to Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 11th and Center Streets. That school was closed in 1984 and the students and parents escorted the statue in a parade to its new home inside Bancroft School, 2724 Riverview Blvd. Source: Omaha Public Schools Educational Research Center Omaha World-Herald, May 29, 1984, p.1
