Lincoln Home Exterior with Osborn Oldroyd out Front.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Springfield, IL, United States

Shortly after Robert Lincoln deeded the home to the State of Illinois, the state hired the former tenant, Osborn Oldroyd, as the first live-in caretaker. He is seen standing in front of the Lincoln Home in a bowler hat in this view from the late 1880s.

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Title: Lincoln Home Exterior with Osborn Oldroyd out Front.
Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/memorabilia/8317-LiHo-with-Oldroyd.html
Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 8317
Measurements: H 9.7, W 14 cm
Materials: Paper
Date: 1888 - 1893

Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service

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