Cornfields, cornfields and more cornfields, as you drive through Illinois. |
Finally, I reach my new 'home, sweet home' - The Mischler House. |
Not only was this inn in a convenient location, but it was like going back in time. |
The front stairwell even had a large portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The stain glass window isn't bad, either. |
2 great parlors... |
.....and here is the other one! |
A view from the front porch that really puts you in a different era .... |
The Lincoln home appears on the right side, as you walk down this street. |
Yup, this is where the Lincoln Family lived... |
This is a portion of the entrance to the home. |
This is the area to the left of the stairwell. |
Check out the mirror, they liked to look good in the 1800s, too! |
The stereoscope was a form of entertainment. |
Notice the way portraits were hung and the fireplace seems to be a form of a stove. |
Another "fireplace" in the home. |
Everything you need to get ready in the morning...basin, soap, toothbrush... |
It appears that busy patterns were stylish at the time. |
Vanity Table |
Writing Desk |
Hmmm, a "potty" in the corner... |
Notice the chamber pot under the bed... |
Another chamber pot... |
Kitchen stove... |
Kitchen area... food preparation and dry sink |
Maid's Room |
This is another view of the outside of the Lincoln Home. |
Every home needs a "necessary" and this one is at the far end of the yard. |
This is the inside of the "outhouse". It looks like 3 people could use it at one time. |
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This home belonged to one of Lincoln's neighbors. Not all of the homes had 2 levels. |
This is the pew the Lincoln Family used, while in church in Springfield. |
If you walk into the church, you can see beautiful Tiffany windows. (Church/windows are after Lincoln's time.) |
Although there were many Tiffany windows, I only took photos of 2 of them. |
Old Capitol building. - Lincoln's Law office would be on the lower left side of this photo had the camera angle been different. |
Lincoln & his law partner practiced in this building, which is across from the Old Capitol. |
Columns on the Old Capitol Building are quite impressive. |
This is an old-fashioned version of a flashlight - Old Capitol |
Supreme Court in Old Capitol Building - Springfield, Illinois |
I couldn't resist taking this close-up photo of the eagle in the Supreme Court. |
Stephen A. Douglas - "The Little Giant" is in the Old Capitol. He ran against Lincoln & their debates are well-known. |
This was the room where the legislators could "shoot the breeze", so to speak. Yup, Lincoln would have spent time here. |
It is in this chamber (Hall of Representatives) at the Old Capitol that Lincoln's body was brought. |
These photos are used to show how Lincoln aged, while he was President of the United States. |
Did you know that Lincoln is the only president to have applied for a patent? |
Fido, the Lincoln Family dog, was left behind and this photo would remind Tad and Willie of him. |
Lincoln walked to the train depot & left Springfield by train. This building is a replica.The original burned down recently. |
The Lincoln Depot |
A close-up of the depot... |
Lincoln's Farewell Speech, when leaving Springfield... |
Train tracks - photo taken upstairs in the depot. Lincoln waited in the depot for the train. |
These stairs remained after the fire. |
Lincoln left Springfield on these tracks not realizing that he would not return home alive. |
This is the entrance to the Oak Ridge Cemetery where the entire Lincoln Family is buried. |
The first grave as you enter the cemetery is that of Roy Bertelli, Mr. Accordian. The Lincoln Tomb is in the background. |
The Lincoln Tomb |
Notice that Lincoln's nose is quite shiny... |
Hmmm, this is why - folks reaching up to rub it., I saw lots of little kids being lifted up to follow this tradition. |
This bronze version of the Daniel Chester French sculpture is the first thing you see when entering Lincoln's Tomb. |
"Now he belongs to the ages." (His wife & 3 of his sons are interred on the opposite wall.) |
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Mary Todd Lincoln is buried across from Lincoln and next to their children. |
For more information about "Eddie" and "Willie" click on this photo. |
For more information about Tad Lincoln and his brother, Robert (who is not interred in the tomb), click on the photo. |
This is the vault, which is located behind the present-day memorial. |
This sign explains the history of what happened to Abraham Lincoln's coffin. |
This bronze plaque explains that Lincoln's remains had been in this vault. |
Back through the cornfields, as we bid Illinois a fond farewell. |