Cabinet Photograph of Lincoln Home parlors

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Late Victorian, Springfield, IL
1885

Description

Sepia-tone print of Lincoln Home parlors, furnished as an exhibit area by Osborn Oldroyd. Framed prints and photos cover the walls, several busts and sculptures are on shelves and pillars on either side of doorway. Some items have large numbers on them. Several cases hold books. A horsehair sofa is on the left, a side chair on the right. Cradle is visible in back center of room. Patriotic swags and a shield with the phrase "Mortal Be Proud" hang over the doorway. L 7" x W 4".

Interpretation

Osborn Oldroyd lived in the Lincoln Home and served as its caretaker for many years after Lincoln's death. He was also a major Lincolniana collector. He moved to Washington, DC and opened his museum in the house where Lincoln died (Petersen House) and later sold his collection to the U.S. Government where it became the basis for the museum collection at Fords Theatre National Historic Site.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities
Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History

Learning Standards

16 History

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

Purchased from The Railsplitter Auction, New York, NY

Subject / Keywords

Springfield, IL
Museum
Oldroyd, Osbourne H. (Osborn Hamline), 1842-1930
Home
Image
Photograph
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 9457

Date Created

06/17/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Cabinet Photograph of Lincoln Home parlors
Coverage / Year	Late Victorian, Springfield, IL 1885
Description	Sepia-tone print of Lincoln Home parlors, furnished as an exhibit area by Osborn Oldroyd. Framed prints and photos cover the walls, several busts and sculptures are on shelves and pillars on either side of doorway. Some items have large numbers on them. Several cases hold books. A horsehair sofa is on the left, a side chair on the right. Cradle is visible in back center of room. Patriotic swags and a shield with the phrase "Mortal Be Proud" hang over the doorway. L 7" x W 4".
Interpretation	Osborn Oldroyd lived in the Lincoln Home and served as its caretaker for many years after Lincoln's death. He was also a major Lincolniana collector. He moved to Washington, DC and opened his museum in the house where Lincoln died (Petersen House) and later sold his collection to the U.S. Government where it became the basis for the museum collection at Fords Theatre National Historic Site.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History
Learning Standards	16 History
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	Purchased from The Railsplitter Auction, New York, NY
Subject / Keywords	Springfield, IL Museum Oldroyd, Osbourne H. (Osborn Hamline), 1842-1930 Home Image Photograph Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 9457
Date Created	06/17/03

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