Detroit News Clipping from September 3, 1929, "Ford Visits Court House Made Famous by Lincoln"
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Henry Ford admired President Lincoln's humble, down-to-earth character and his embodiment of the ideals of the "self-made man." Ford collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Despite perturbed townspeople, Ford workers quickly dismantled, moved, and re-erected the building for the opening of Greenfield Village on October 21, 1929.
Henry Ford admired President Lincoln's humble, down-to-earth character and his embodiment of the ideals of the "self-made man." Ford collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Despite perturbed townspeople, Ford workers quickly dismantled, moved, and re-erected the building for the opening of Greenfield Village on October 21, 1929.
Artifact
Clipping (Information artifact)
Date Made
03 September 1929
Subject Date
03 September 1929
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Lincoln
United States, Illinois, Postville
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.186.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 14.75 in (varies)
Width: 6 in (varies)
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