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Old-Time Tales Told of Jonesboro
- Creator:
- Arietta F. Bullock
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1920
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 19 7/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2432
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print features a poem describing a village near President Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in southern Indiana. The name of the village was Gentryville during the time the Lincoln family lived in Indiana. The village name was later changed to Jonesboro. Each of the eight verses of the poem has an illustration above it related to the words of the verse. "Gentryville, Indiana" handwritten in black ink on reverse. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
