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Abraham Lincoln|Currier & Ives

Franklin's Experiment, June 1752 – Demonstrating the identity of Lightning and Electricity, from which he invented the Lightning Rod

1876
Hand-colored lithograph
21.3 × 31.5 cm (8.4 × 12.4 in)

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