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Brick, part of north chimney of Lincoln Home

Doorknob, from an interior door of Lincoln Home

Chest of drawers, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Needlework Basket, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln

Portable desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Needlework kit

Hall chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Wallpaper, from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln

Newspaper, New York Times from Sunday, August 1, 1926

Loveseat, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 89

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 96

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 105

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 70

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 103

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 87

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 106

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 30

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 65

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 15

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 49

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 50

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 56

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 57

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 59

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 62

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 80

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 23

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 36

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 12

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 13

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 3

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 5

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 7

Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865

Brick, part of north chimney of Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Painted chimney brick located May 1986. Stretcher and header on one side painted light chocolate brown with some mortar remnants. Very dirty, some chips. L 8 1/2" x W 4 1/16" x D 2".
Doorknob, from an interior door of Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Brown marbleized doorknob. Diam. 2 1/8
Chest of drawers, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Sheraton-style walnut bureau, with walnut burl veneer on bowed drawer fronts and drawer separators. Fluted-front side columns and four identically turned Sheraton-style legs. H 39 3/8" x W 41" x D 21".
Needlework Basket, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Woven wicker cane sewing basket. Looped, raised scalloped rim, loop from single piece of cane on both sides to attatch handle. Two main large horizontal ribs. Smaller cane in pairs, over and under horizontal cane weave. Poor condition.
Portable desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Mahogany writing box with brass plate in center of hinged top. Back folds down into flat surface on bottom. Slanted on top for writing. Hinged compartments on both sides, covered with fabric. Several compartments in front, one long with lid, one each inkwell with bottle and one square with circular well and ringed brass circular lid. L 14" x W 8 1/4" x H 4 5/16" cm (closed)....
Needlework kit
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)rest has an expandable pocket, three increasingly-sized swatches for pins, pocket for scissors, and a pocket with flap at the end. Green grosgrain ribbons on opposite edge of roll to tie closed, other side one piece of red silk with green leather edging. L 22" (with ribbon tie) x W 6" Diam 1 3/4".
Hall chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Spool-turned hall chair on castors. Chair arms, back, and seat upholstered. Back is straight with two beaded rods next to back. The rods are topped with spindles. Back of chair is topped with "s" turned wood ending approx. three inches down each side of chair back. Small oval between curves. H 42" x W 17" x D 17".
Wallpaper, from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Irregularly shaped piece of wallpaper, resting on white paper in frame. Blue, gray, and light brown in color. Part of original wallpaper found in Lincoln bedroom. Brown wooden frame, paper backing. L 3 7/8" x W 7 3/8".
Newspaper, New York Times from Sunday, August 1, 1926
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)New York Times from Sunday, August 1, 1926. Page 5 of Special "Rotogravure Picture Section" containing a memorial to Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln. Contains eight photographs with brief captions, in composite format. Photos of Robert Lincoln's funeral; a formal photo of Robert; with other members of President Garfield's cabinet; Robert playing golf; and Robert...
Loveseat, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Victorian Rococco style loveseat with exposed walnut trim. Horizontal oval medallion back, flared wing sides, padded arm rests. Carved crest has two upside-down rose buds flanked by open roses, leaves, and scrolls. Upholstery of rose silk brocade with raised floral pattern in same color. Backs of medallion and wings depp-button tufted with double rows of button half-way up. ...
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 89
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 96
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 105
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 70
Image | 1861 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 103
Image | 1861 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 87
Image | 1864 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 106
Image | 1864 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 30
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 65
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 15
Image | 1859 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 49
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 50
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 56
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 57
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 59
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 62
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 80
Image | 1864 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 23
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 36
Image | 1861 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 12
Image | 1858 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 13
Image | 1858 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 3
Image | 1858 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 5
Image | 1858 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 7
Image | 1858 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from George M. Harkey, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Harkey wrote about the end of the war and his reaction to the assassionation of Abraham Lincoln. He also spoke about his religious faith and hopes to return home.

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