Fassett, Samuel M., fl. 1859-1865 [Fassett] Photographer Chicago
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0008 Author/Creator: Fassett, Samuel M., fl. 1859-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: May 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 36.4 cm, Width: 48.2 cm Order a Copy
One photograph of the road where Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois may have been located, taken by Samuel M. Fassett. Fassett's name appears to be rubbed out on mount; full title taken from pencil inscription underneath. Image shows members of Lincoln's funeral committee gathered near the edge of the road, next to a house.
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