Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0035 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Springfield, Il; Chicago, Il Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 5.8 x 9.7 cm Order a Copy
Large crowd gathered in front of Lincoln's home. Inscription on recto "Entered according to the Act of Congress, by S.M. Fassett, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of Illinois." Graphite inscription verso "With Indiana Delegates & citizens of the West generally." Photographers imprint on verso: "S.M. Fassett's New Gallery H4 & D6 South Clark St. Chicago."
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