Description: Hand-drawn portrait of James L. Thompson (1804-1886), who kept a station on the Underground Railroad with his wife, Sally, northwest of Salem in Washington County, Indiana. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03013
Subjects: Siebert, Wilbur Henry, 1866-1961; Underground Railroad--Indiana; Thompson, James L., 1804-1886; Abolitionists--Indiana--History; Thompson, Sally, 1805-1891
Places: Salem (Indiana); Washington County (Indiana)
 

Description: Hand-drawn portrait of Sally Towell Thompson (1805-1891), who kept an Underground Railroad station northwest of Salem in Washington County, Indiana, with her husband James. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03014
Subjects: Siebert, Wilbur Henry, 1866-1961; Underground Railroad--Indiana; Thompson, Sally, 1805-1891; Thompson, James L., 1804-1886; Abolitionists--Indiana--History
Places: Salem (Indiana); Washington County (Indiana)
 

Description: A photographic print displaying a half-completed construction site for the 1933 Chicago State Fair exhibit based on the life of Abraham Lincoln called “The Life and Lore of Lincoln.” Once the exhibit is completed it will display five reconstructed structures to signify key moments in the life of Lincoln before becoming president. First, the small log cabin represented the one room cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky where Lincoln was born to parents Thomas and Nancy Lincoln on February 12, 1809. Next, a larger log cabin represents the log cabin where Lincoln grew up in Little Pigeon Creek, Indiana with his family. Next, the exhibit included a reconstructed log cabin of the Berry-Lincoln Store general store from New Salem, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln and his partner, William Berry, owned the store which served as a general store and post office for the people of New Salem during the 1830s. Next, the exhibit also includes a reconstruction inspired by Rutledge Tavern from New Salem, Illinois. James Rutledge was one of the founders of New Salem and established the Rutledge Tavern and Inn, where Abraham Lincoln first stayed when he first arrived to New Salem. This is where, Lincoln fell in love with James Rutledge’s daughter, Ann. But, tragically she died at a young age and devastating a young Abraham Lincoln. The final reconstructed building included in the exhibit is of the Wigwam convention center in Chicago, Illinois. This is where Lincoln was nominated for Republican presidency candidate in 1860. From the photograph, the three most noticeable structures are the reconstructed small one-room cabin where Lincoln was born, his family home from Little Pigeon Creek, and the Wigwam center. The photograph is a close-up view of the reconstructed log cabin where Lincoln was born in and his childhood home. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F04_036_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Chicago (Illinois); Cork County (Illinois)
 

Description: A photographic print displaying a half-completed construction site for the 1933 Chicago State Fair exhibit based on the life of Abraham Lincoln called “The Life and Lore of Lincoln.” The exhibit displays five reconstructed structures to signify key moments in the life of Lincoln before becoming president. First, the small log cabin represented the one room cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky where Lincoln was born to parents Thomas and Nancy Lincoln on February 12, 1809. Next, a larger log cabin represents the log cabin where Lincoln grew up in Little Pigeon Creek, Indiana with his family. Next, the exhibit included a reconstructed log cabin of the Berry-Lincoln Store general store from New Salem, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln and his partner, William Berry, owned the store which served as a general store and post office for the people of New Salem during the 1830s. Next, the exhibit also includes a reconstruction inspired by Rutledge Tavern from New Salem, Illinois. James Rutledge was one of the founders of New Salem and established the Rutledge Tavern and Inn, where Abraham Lincoln first stayed when he first arrived to New Salem. This is where, Lincoln fell in love with James Rutledge’s daughter, Ann. But, tragically she died at a young age and devastating a young Abraham Lincoln. The final reconstructed building included in the exhibit is of the Wigwam convention center in Chicago, Illinois. This is where Lincoln was nominated for Republican presidency candidate in1860. From the photograph, the three most noticeable structures are the reconstructed small one-room cabin where Lincoln was born, his family home from Little Pigeon Creek, and the Wigwam center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F04_033_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Chicago (Illinois); Cork County (Illinois)