"Uncle Abe’s valentine sent by Columbia."

<p><em>Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper</em>'s William Newman played with the proximity of a popular holiday to a significant event in U.S. history in this cartoon published in mid-February 1865. Appearing shortly after Valentine's Day, the cartoon celebrated the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolition of slavery on January 31 as a welcome holiday greeting to a delighted president.</p>

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper's William Newman played with the proximity of a popular holiday to a significant event in U.S. history in this cartoon published in mid-February 1865. Appearing shortly after Valentine's Day, the cartoon celebrated the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolition of slavery on January 31 as a welcome holiday greeting to a delighted president.

Physical Dimensions: 8.8 x 12.2 in.

Creator: William Newman

Source: The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress

Publisher: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Date: February 25, 1865