Wagon outside Logan County Courthouse in Lincoln, Illinois

THF238616 / Wagon outside Logan County Courthouse in Lincoln, Illinois

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1900

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1051

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.50 in
Width: 10.88 in

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Lincoln United States, Illinois, Postville Photographic prints Photographs Courthouses Original sites Logan County Courthouse

Artifact
Logan County Courthouse
Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases here as a traveling lawyer. Visiting once or twice a year, he worked mostly on cases resolving neighbors' disagreements over land, contracts, and debts. As Lincoln traveled, people got to know him because he always took time to talk to them. This helped him earn votes later when he went into politics.