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- Abraham Lincoln Remembered - On the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, explore artifacts related to his two presidential campaigns, his life before his presidency, his efforts to preserve the Union during the Civil War, his assassination, the public
- April 02, 2015
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Abraham Lincoln Remembered
On the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, explore artifacts related to his two presidential campaigns, his life before his presidency, his efforts to preserve the Union during the Civil War, his assassination, the public
- Abraham Lincoln in Photographs - Take a look at images from our wonderful, eclectic collection of President Abraham Lincoln-related photographs. These images span the years from Lincoln’s career as an Illinois legislator during the 1840s to his tragic death in 1865.
- January 07, 2015
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Abraham Lincoln in Photographs
Take a look at images from our wonderful, eclectic collection of President Abraham Lincoln-related photographs. These images span the years from Lincoln’s career as an Illinois legislator during the 1840s to his tragic death in 1865.
- The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: Abraham Lincoln - This week's episode of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation takes a look at the life of Abraham Lincoln. Find more information on our blog.
- January 12, 2015
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The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: Abraham Lincoln
This week's episode of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation takes a look at the life of Abraham Lincoln. Find more information on our blog.
- What If Abraham Lincoln Hadn’t Been a Traveling Circuit Lawyer? - Abraham Lincoln’s experiences on the Judicial Circuit helped him hone skills and establish relationships that prepared him to become President of the United States.
- January 01, 2016
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What If Abraham Lincoln Hadn’t Been a Traveling Circuit Lawyer?
Abraham Lincoln’s experiences on the Judicial Circuit helped him hone skills and establish relationships that prepared him to become President of the United States.
- The Lincoln Chair - President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this chair when he was assassinated in 1865.
- January 01, 2016
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The Lincoln Chair
President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this chair when he was assassinated in 1865.
- Remembering Lincoln - By the first decade of the 20th century, memories of the real President Abraham Lincoln had faded. A new generation of Americans came of age who had only heard the stories and the legends, and transformed Lincoln the real man into Lincoln the hero.
- February 12, 2018
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Remembering Lincoln
By the first decade of the 20th century, memories of the real President Abraham Lincoln had faded. A new generation of Americans came of age who had only heard the stories and the legends, and transformed Lincoln the real man into Lincoln the hero.
- The Lincoln Rocker - The event that transformed President Abraham Lincoln into an American icon, equal to Washington and Jefferson, was his assassination on April 14, 1865. It took longer for the chair he was sitting in that night to emerge as a symbol of his greatness.
- January 10, 2015
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The Lincoln Rocker
The event that transformed President Abraham Lincoln into an American icon, equal to Washington and Jefferson, was his assassination on April 14, 1865. It took longer for the chair he was sitting in that night to emerge as a symbol of his greatness.
- "The Better Angels of Our Nature": President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address - When Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States, a tenuous arrangement had been maintained between free and slaveholding states, but an increasing number of Americans seemed unwilling to compromise. Discover how Lincoln tried to walk a fin
- February 25, 2021
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"The Better Angels of Our Nature": President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
When Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States, a tenuous arrangement had been maintained between free and slaveholding states, but an increasing number of Americans seemed unwilling to compromise. Discover how Lincoln tried to walk a fin
- Curating & Preserving The Lincoln Rocker - The Ford’s Theatre rocking chair in which Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was shot has a permanent home in our With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit. Take a journey through the chair’s history and learn how it came to represent freedom and personal sacrifice.
- January 01, 2015
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Curating & Preserving The Lincoln Rocker
The Ford’s Theatre rocking chair in which Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he was shot has a permanent home in our With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit. Take a journey through the chair’s history and learn how it came to represent freedom and personal sacrifice.
- Henry Ford’s Village Green: The Heart of Greenfield Village - One of Henry Ford’s earliest ideas for Greenfield Village was to have a central green or "commons." Learn more about the six buildings that surround the Village Green in Greenfield Village.
- June 10, 2021
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Henry Ford’s Village Green: The Heart of Greenfield Village
One of Henry Ford’s earliest ideas for Greenfield Village was to have a central green or "commons." Learn more about the six buildings that surround the Village Green in Greenfield Village.