Interior View of Logan County Courthouse in Greenfield Village, 1953
THF121383 / Interior View of Logan County Courthouse in Greenfield Village, 1953
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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
Collection Title
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
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ArtifactLogan 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.
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