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- Abraham Lincoln Wedgwood Plate, circa 1906 - This souvenir pictorial plate was made as a Christmas 1906 premium for the Springfield, Illinois merchant, R.N. Herndon. Herndon's retailed mostly women's and children's clothing, specializing in gloves from 1866 to 1978. Collected by the Museum in 1931, the plate was one of the earliest Lincoln souvenirs - illustrating Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Lincoln sculpture and the Lincoln Home and Monument.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Abraham Lincoln Wedgwood Plate, circa 1906
This souvenir pictorial plate was made as a Christmas 1906 premium for the Springfield, Illinois merchant, R.N. Herndon. Herndon's retailed mostly women's and children's clothing, specializing in gloves from 1866 to 1978. Collected by the Museum in 1931, the plate was one of the earliest Lincoln souvenirs - illustrating Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Lincoln sculpture and the Lincoln Home and Monument.
- "Interior of Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.," 1931 Postcard -
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
"Interior of Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.," 1931 Postcard
- "Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.," 1931 Postcard -
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
"Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.," 1931 Postcard
- Print, "General Grant at The Tomb of Abraham Lincoln," 1868 - This lithograph portrays General Ulysses S. Grant visiting the temporary tomb and second resting place of President Lincoln's casket at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. General Grant, a hero of the American Civil War, successfully ran for President in 1868 (serving from 1869 to 1877). Currier & Ives made this print the same year, serving to visually remind Americans of Grant's link with Lincoln's legacy.
- 1868
- Collections - Artifact
Print, "General Grant at The Tomb of Abraham Lincoln," 1868
This lithograph portrays General Ulysses S. Grant visiting the temporary tomb and second resting place of President Lincoln's casket at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. General Grant, a hero of the American Civil War, successfully ran for President in 1868 (serving from 1869 to 1877). Currier & Ives made this print the same year, serving to visually remind Americans of Grant's link with Lincoln's legacy.