Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Watkins and Grandchildren, Lincoln, Illinois, 1929

THF238622 / Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Watkins and Grandchildren, Lincoln, Illinois, 1929

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1929

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Photographed by Charles Stringer, Lincoln, Illinois.

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1053

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in

Inscriptions

written on back: Elijah Watkins & wife - residents of Logan Courthouse when acquired - grandchildren

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Lincoln United States, Illinois, Postville Photographic prints Photographs Courthouses Historic buildings Original sites Watkins, Elijah 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.