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Replica of Lincoln Parlor
- Creator:
- Artvue Post Card Co.
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1936-1945
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1737
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This photographic postcard features a view of a replica of the parlor in the Abraham Lincoln Family home in Springfield, Illinois, at the Chicago Historical Society. The far wall has two curtained windows with a chair in front of each and a decorative table between them. A sofa is against the wall on the viewer's left. A fireplace is on the wall to the viewer's right with a rocking chair nearby. The caption is printed along the top edge of the image. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum