Logan County Courthouse Being Reconstructed in Greenfield Village, October 2, 1929

THF121316 / Logan County Courthouse Being Reconstructed in Greenfield Village, October 2, 1929
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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

Photographic print

Subject Date

02 October 1929

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.O.5852

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

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