Interior View of Logan County Courthouse in Greenfield Village, 1953

THF121383 / Interior View of Logan County Courthouse in Greenfield Village, 1953

THF121384 / Interior View of Logan County Courthouse in Greenfield Village, 1953 / back

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford admired Lincoln's 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 during the 1840s. This view, taken in the 1950s, shows furniture from the Lincolns' Springfield home and the chair from Ford's Theatre in which Lincoln was assassinated.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1953

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.878

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Courthouses Relocated buildings and structures Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Logan County Courthouse Furniture Buildings (Structures) Lawyers Museum exhibits Open-air museums United States presidents

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