ANTIQUE 1876 GERMAN AMERICAN TURNERS FOLK ART LITHO ABE LINCOLN SUPPORTERS WI

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A rare American Turners lithograph in its original frame measuring approximately 16 x 20 /8 inches and 19 5/8 x 24 inches framed. Print has been in this frame for just under 140 years. Original glass. Thanks for looking.The Turnvereine made an important contribution to the integration of German-Americans into their new home. The organizations continue to exist in areas of heavy German immigration, such as Iowa, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri, Kentucky, New York City, and Los Angeles. Together with Carl Schurz, the American Turners were supportive of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States. They provided the bodyguard at his inauguration on March 4, 1861, and at his funeral in April, 1865. In the Camp Jackson Affair, a large force of German volunteers helped prevent Confederate forces from seizing the government arsenal in St. Louis just prior to the beginning of the war. Like other German-American groups, the American Turners experienced discrimination during World War I. The German language was banned in schools and universities, and German language journals and newspapers were shut down, but the Turner societies continued to function. In 1948, the U.S. Post Office issued a 3-cent commemorative stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the movement in the United States. Cultural assimilation and the two World Wars with Germany took a gradual toll on membership, with some halls closing and others becoming regular dance halls, bars or bowling alleys. Fifty-four Turner societies still exist around the U.S. as of 2011. The current headquarters of the American Turners is in Louisville, Kentucky. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable FREE! Sellers: Add a FREE map to your listings. FREE!. Seller Inventory # 63907-307

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