Postcard

Photograph

Lewis County Historical Museum

photo

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

PC393

Description

A tinted picture of Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin, which was built by Abe and his father in 1831 in Coles County, Illinois. During the World's Fair at Chicago, it was moved there by Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin Association. Picture shows the cabin made of chinked log, in two attached section. When picture was taken one part was slanting and tumbled, while the other was in better stance. A door and one window appear in each section.

Cataloged By

Z. Ferguson

Acquisition

Accession

1977.060

Source or Donor

Woodward, Mr. & Mrs.Chuck

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1900

Notes

Date: 1891

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

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Postcards, Log buildings, Photographs, Cabins, Buildings, Log cabins, Postal cards, Historic buildings, Historic sites

Search Terms

Buildings, Logging, Historic Sites, Photography, Illinois

General Notes

Note

Notes: November 2012 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 15, 2013

Updated By

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Update Date

February 11, 2023