Postcard
1908

Colorized photo of West side of town square in 1858, boot store in center of block. By the 1850s, Springfield was growing city, the capital of Illinois, and boasted a bustling downtown square built around the Capitol building.  Lincoln purchased Mary Todd’s wedding ring at Chatterton’s Jewelry in the center of the block.  This is a colorized photograph originally taken in 1858.

Paper. H 9, W 14 cm
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, LIHO 10291