Postcard
Tallmen Homestead and Museum
View across lawn toward the house. Caption reads: "Tallmen Homestead and Museum, Janesville, Wis." |
Image ID: | 129670 |
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Creation Date: | date unknown |
Creator Name: | E.C. Kropp Co. |
City: | Janesville |
County: | Rock |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Text on reverse reads: "Abraham Lincoln spent the weekend here October 1-3, 1859. The house was built in 1855-1857, and was a station in the Underground railroad activities of pre-Civil War days. Its thirty-five rooms have been restored to their Civil War splendor by the Rock County Historical Society." |
Museums |
Trees |
Dwellings |
Lawns |
Historic sites |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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