Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This is an illustration of the cabin in Goose-nest Prairie, Illinois where Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln lived and died. The cabin is surrounded by trees, shrubs, and a wooden fence. A woman holding a baby is pictured standing in the doorway. The title below the illustration reads "Goose-Nest Prairie, Near Farmington, Illinois, Where Thomas Lincoln Lived and Died." The portrait is within volume one of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Cabins
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V1_Illustration-Goose-nest-Prarie_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration of Thomas Lincoln's Cabin" (1890). Images. 11.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/11