Logan County Courthouse Being Dismantled for Removal to Greenfield Village, September 1929

THF285573 / Logan County Courthouse Being Dismantled for Removal to Greenfield Village, September 1929

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

September 1929

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2967

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

photographer's imprint on back: STRINGER LINCOLN, ILL.

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Lincoln Photographic prints Photographs Dismantling Historic buildings Open-air museums Relocating 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.