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AV83 Abraham Lincoln Presidental Collection
Description: A black and white postcard of Abraham Lincoln’s tomb at the National Lincoln Monument and Tomb at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The burial tomb is located under the monument. Herbert Wells Fay, the custodian at Lincoln’s tomb, stands next to the large red marble grave marker of Abraham Lincoln. Nine flags surround the grave marker; only five are shown on the postcard. The tomb holds the remains of President Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and their sons, Edward, William “Willie” and Thomas “Tad.” Their oldest son, Robert, is the only son not buried in the tomb. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F05_003
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Springfield (Illinois); Sangamon County (Illinois)