Where Is It?

[RJNorton]

(11-02-2019 10:36 AM)L Verge Wrote:  The obit for Mr. Hall gives us a bit of dates to speculate upon. Although he traveled a great deal before moving to Illinois, we can speculate that the photo was taken after that move. The obit says he had lived in Oak Park for forty years before his death in 1932, so that would place his move about 1892 and support the theory that the photo dates to the late-1800s.

This is sheer speculation on my part:

Many people who live in Oak Park (where I grew up) get the Chicago Tribune, and possibly that newspaper carried an article saying "the house where Lincoln was married" was going to be demolished. Perhaps Mr. Hall then traveled to Springfield to take photos of the house (exterior house pic also in Barton's book) and parlor before the home was torn down. The Tribune has often carried Lincoln-related articles throughout the years. This could date the photo to around 1916 or early 1917 before the home came down and before the furnishings were removed. Once again, sheer speculation.