Primary Source Documents

SED 224

Gettysburg Address: Hay Draft

Abraham Lincoln. "Hay Draft" of the Gettysburg

Address, 1863. Manuscript. Page 2. John Hay
Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Digital ID # cw0127p2

This source shows students a draft of

Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg Address.
Although Lincoln was not from PA, he gave
this very inspiring and memorable speech in
this state. This source shows where edits
were made, and encourages students to see
that even the President of the United States
needs to make revisions on their work. I
would use this document when teaching
about the Battle at Gettysburg and the
influential figures of PA. I believe that this
source will be beneficial for students to see
changes in word choice, and decipher why
the edits may have been made.

Making the Flag

Ferris, J. L. G. & Detroit Publishing Co, P.

[Making the flag]. [Between 1900 and
1920] [Image] Retrieved from the Library
of Congress,

https://www.loc.gov/item/det1994023454/PP/.

This source shows Betsy Ross with the American Flag that she had sewn to
represent the 13 colonies. Although there are many images of Betsy Ross,
this one shows time period clothing of both men and women and helps take
students back into another time period. I would use this image to teach
students about patriotism, flags, and influential figures from PA. I would
have students analyze this image and have them predict what they think is
going on in this picture and share their thoughts on the history of PA and
Betsy Rosss impact on PA and US history.
Lincolns Gettysburg Address,
Gettysburg

1863) [Lincoln's Gettysburg

Address, Gettysburg]. [,
Printed Later] [Image] Retrieved
from the Library of Congress,

https://www.loc.gov/item/2012648250/

This image depicts the crowd of when Lincoln was giving the Gettysburg
Address. You are able to see time period clothing and have student
describe what they see. While researching other primary sources, I
found many other pictures from this day, and I think it would be a fun
assignment to compare and contrast what all the pictures are showing
us to get a birds eye view of this day. This picture would present a
perfect time to teach students about old fashioned film photography,
why the picture appears blurry, and what the photographer was trying
to capture. I would use this picture when teaching about Lincoln, the
Gettysburg Address, and the Battle at Gettysburg. I believe that
students will be able to share their findings in this image to present a
collective understanding of what happened during Lincolns speech.