5000?

Very good try, Eva, but it was a lesser amount than $5,000.00.

I agree with Finnigan, even though he hasn't answered yet.

Just taking a wild guess and wondering how prosperous Nebraska was then - $10?

Too low, Laurie. Gene got it --> the answer is on Finnigan's page:

http://iltomb.org/faq.html

"The State of Illinois donated $50,000, the largest single amount. The States of New York, Missouri, Nevada, and Nebraska each donated $10,000, $1,000, $500, and $500, respectively."

Gene, you win best wishes for a wonderful January day.

Thanks Roger, I'll tell my boss I just won the day off from work!

Another thread discusses "Lincoln Borne By Loving Hands", which was painted by Carl Bersch. He also painted this gentleman. Who is he?
   

Could it be Grover Cleveland?

A brilliant guess, Roger, but, sorry, not correct.

Hint #1: Bersch painted this in 1860.

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Hint #2: He was a nobleman.

Hint 3: His achievements include unification and welfare.

Hint #4: Amongst others, a US state capital and a pickled herring bear his name.

(01-30-2016, 04:43 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Hint #4: Amongst others, a US state capital and a pickled herring bear his name.

Otto von Bismarck?

Kudos, Roger, that is correct. His Serene Highness Otto Eduard Leopold Prince of Bismarck, High Born Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen and Duke of Lauenburg created the first welfare state in the modern world. British PM Benjamin Disraeli said of him: "Be careful of that man—he means every word he says".

Roger, you win the #2 popular German fast food - a fish bun with Bismarck herring, exclusively served by our current chancellor in appropriate location (a beach wicker chair):
       

Staying in the German theme: If you read the story of the Arabia in the OTHER posting, some of the 1850s treasures found in the remains were Frozen Charlottes. What were these?

(01-30-2016, 05:54 PM)L Verge Wrote: Staying in the German theme: If you read the story of the Arabia in the OTHER posting, some of the 1850s treasures found in the remains were Frozen Charlottes. What were these?

Little dolls, named for a poem about a young lady who goes out for a ride and freezes to death because she was too proud of her dress to wrap up warmly.