Lincoln log cabin with men in suits, handwritten caption – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: Lincoln log cabin with men in suits, handwritten caption, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Lincoln log cabin with men in suits, handwritten caption
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The cabin in this view is one of the rough log structures associated with Abraham Lincoln's Indiana boyhood, and the men in dark suits standing beside it suggest a formal occasion, such as a dedication or a visit by officials. The Lincolns arrived in southern Indiana in 1816, when Abraham was seven, and lived on the frontier there until he left for Illinois as a young man in 1830. That formative decade shaped his early education and work ethic. The handwritten caption likely records who the men were and when the photograph was taken, details worth checking against the record for anyone researching the site's history.
| Original scan | 1,150 × 860 px |
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| Reference | L-F-8 |
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