Relics

[Steve]

The obituary was a wire service piece that appeared in multiple newspapers, not just the Times. I've seen the claim that Ulke and Lincoln were friends in a bunch of places, but as far as I can tell they all seem to go back to the 1910 obituary. If Lincoln knew the Ulkes, one would think he might have had his photograph taken by one of them just once, or that fact mentioned in newspapers at the time of the assassination.

Here's an interesting article on the Ulkes from 5 years ago:

http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/relea...ln-for-sal