Detroit News Clipping from September 3, 1929, "Ford Visits Court House Made Famous by Lincoln"

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Clipping (Information artifact)

Date Made

03 September 1929

Subject Date

03 September 1929

Location

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)

Detroit News Clipping from September 3, 1929, "Ford Visits Court House Made Famous by Lincoln"