Original Walnut Stairway - Abraham Lincoln Home - Springfield, Illinois - 1952 Linen Postcard humorous_postcard 1900s early at-home photography

1900s early at-home photography

the corners are slightly worn

the famous chess player

the Hollywood Stars Gilmore Field

Original Walnut Stairway - Abraham Lincoln Home - Springfield, Illinois - 1952 Linen Postcard humorous_postcard 1900s early at-home photographyFront: Original Walnut Stairway, Abraham Lincoln Home Springfield Illinois Back: "The Abraham Lincoln Home, the only home Lincoln ever owned, is located on the northeast corner of Eighth and Jackson streets. He purchased it in 1844 from the Rev. Charles Dresser, who married Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd on November 4, 1842. When Lincoln, the young lawyer, brought the property for $1,500 it was a one and one half story cottage, built in 1839. To this