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Lincoln's Indiana Fireside
- Creator:
- Walter H. Miller & Co.
- Location:
- Virginia, Williamsburg
- Origin Date:
- 1965-1975
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1935
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This color postcard features the full-scale museum model of a typical frontier hearth located in the Lincoln Living Historical Farm near Lincoln City, Indiana. The fireplace is in the center with a spinning wheel to the viewer's left and a reproduction of a Thomas Lincoln built corner cabinet to the viewer's right. The postcard reverse is divided with narrative text printed on the left side. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum