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Carte-de-Visite
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Springfield, IL, United States
Sepia print of the southwest corner of Lincoln Home.
Cartes-de-visite were a collector’s item in the mid-1800s. Images of famous places, like the Lincoln Home, were popular. The cards also served as a way to learn more about the Lincolns lives by illustrating his home and other buildings in Springfield.
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Details
- Title: Carte-de-Visite
- Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/presidency/Presidency/5409-back.html
- Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 5409
- Measurements: Paper, cardboard
- Materials: H 6.3, W 9.9 cm
- Date: 1860
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