Interior View of Logan County Courthouse at Its Original Site, Lincoln, Illinois, September 1929
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Henry Ford wanted an Abraham Lincoln-related building for Greenfield Village. In 1929, Ford found the old Logan County, Illinois, courthouse where Lincoln had tried cases when he was a traveling lawyer and purchased it. The building by this time had become a private residence. This photograph, taken when the building was still located on its original site, documents one of the building's rooms.
Henry Ford wanted an Abraham Lincoln-related building for Greenfield Village. In 1929, Ford found the old Logan County, Illinois, courthouse where Lincoln had tried cases when he was a traveling lawyer and purchased it. The building by this time had become a private residence. This photograph, taken when the building was still located on its original site, documents one of the building's rooms.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
07 September 1929
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.1041
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.38 in
Width: 10.88 in
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