The Lincoln Home Metal Print

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The home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield Illinois. Lincoln bought this house while he and Mary were still newlyweds, three of their sons were born here, and sadly Eddie died here. While Abe and Mary owned the house they expanded it several times, adding the rear portion of the house, and the second story among other improvements. Abraham Lincoln never returned to this house after having assumed the Presidency, because of his assassination in 1865. None of the family lived in the house following President Lincoln's death, and Robert Todd Lincoln (the eldest son and only son to survive to adulthood) eventually donated it to the State of Illinois. In 1972 the House was transferred to the National Park Service, which eventually purchased the four surrounding blocks in downtown Springfield creating the current Lincoln Home National Historic Site.

Joshua House has been described as a photographer, a conservationist, a historian, and an adventurer. Having traveled and worked extensively across the country he is currently concentrating his photographic work in Eastern Texas, centered on Houston. His past creative work has included research, writing, and photography for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois, Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska, and Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado. As a conservationist he has worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the National Park Service. His historical work has had several focuses, from Abraham Lincoln�s life in...