
87-SC-02
Subject:
Mr. Lincoln returns home from the market
Description:
Mr. Lincoln returns home from the
market with his two younger boys, Willie and Tad, as Mrs. Lincoln
waits at the front door of their house at Eighth and Jackson Streets
in January, 1861. Art depicts Mr. Lincoln carrying one of the boys
on his back, while the other one is at his side with the dog. A
basket of groceries is under his arm.
*The back
of the positive contains the hand written description of the subject
by the artist.