Post Reply 
Where Is It?
03-29-2023, 10:37 AM
Post: #166
RE: Where Is It?
(03-29-2023 04:59 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  David, many historians don't trust the stories of Leonard Grover so I am not surprised that Prof. Burlingame did not include this one. My personal thinking on Grover is that he will start with a truth and then embellish some of the details in an attempt to make things more interesting for the reader.

The story comes from:

Leonard Grover, "Lincoln's Interest in the Theater," Century Magazine, (April 1909).

Roger, thank you for that information and insight regarding the credibility of Leonard Grover. I recall the details of having read the same story many years ago. But I did not know at the time about the credibility issue and had assumed it was all a true story.

Speaking of Professor Burlingame, I thought you might be interested in more detail information regarding Lincoln's May 29, 1856 "Lost Speech" from Professor Michael Burlingame's unabridged Abraham Lincoln: A Life - Vol. 1, Chapter 11, at pages 1183 - 1189. The superb writing may be accessed here. (Page 1183 is page #27 on the left-hand side of the screen.)

"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
03-30-2023, 06:12 AM
Post: #167
RE: Where Is It?
Here is a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln with his horse, Old Bob. Where is this located?

[Image: oldboblincoln.jpg]
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
03-30-2023, 10:13 AM
Post: #168
RE: Where Is It?
(03-30-2023 06:12 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Here is a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln with his horse, Old Bob. Where is this located?

[Image: oldboblincoln.jpg]

Lincoln Cottage at Soldiers Home in DC.
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
03-30-2023, 12:06 PM
Post: #169
RE: Where Is It?
Yes, Dennis! Well done!

"This statue of Abraham Lincoln and his horse, Old Bob, was created by Ivan Schwartz. The statue is made of bronze. It is life size and done as true to the times as possible."

http://horsehints.org/Lincoln'sCottage.htm
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
03-30-2023, 12:28 PM
Post: #170
RE: Where Is It?
(03-30-2023 12:06 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Yes, Dennis! Well done!

"This statue of Abraham Lincoln and his horse, Old Bob, was created by Ivan Schwartz. The statue is made of bronze. It is life size and done as true to the times as possible."

http://horsehints.org/Lincoln'sCottage.htm

Is my prize a ride on Old Bob?
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
03-30-2023, 01:14 PM
Post: #171
RE: Where Is It?
Nope, the horse you get to ride is named Flightline!
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
03-30-2023, 08:58 PM
Post: #172
RE: Where Is It?
(03-30-2023 01:14 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Nope, the horse you get to ride is named Flightline!
That would be a super ride. I can handle it.
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-17-2023, 03:19 PM
Post: #173
RE: Where Is It?
No googling please.

This image is from an old postcard. In what American city is this statue located?

[Image: lincolnstatuewhere.jpg]
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-17-2023, 05:02 PM
Post: #174
RE: Where Is It?
Is it in a city or town named Lincoln such as Lincoln, Nebraska or Lincoln Iowa?
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-17-2023, 05:04 PM
Post: #175
RE: Where Is It?
(06-17-2023 03:19 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  No googling please.

This image is from an old postcard. In what American city is this statue located?

[Image: lincolnstatuewhere.jpg]

I don't know where this particular statue is located. But the statue conception is remarkably similar to that of the Lincoln statue in San Francisco.

Judge for yourself.

Before vandalism at post #46 and after vandalism restoration at post #58.

"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-17-2023, 11:06 PM (This post was last modified: 06-17-2023 11:10 PM by AussieMick.)
Post: #176
RE: Where Is It?
David seems to have a point although there are differences with the vandalised statue (such as the left arm).

I often use a tablet rather than my laptop, allowing me to zoom in. The location has obviously undergone some dis-repair.
( there's plenty of Australian towns which look rather dis-shevelled)
There's a man on the right seemingly looking and wondering at what remains of a building.

Is it after an earthquake or fire? I'll say Chicago

“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-18-2023, 04:46 AM
Post: #177
RE: Where Is It?
Anita, it is not located in a city named Lincoln. David, it is not in San Francisco - the sculptor is a different person. Michael, it is not in Chicago.
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-18-2023, 06:28 AM
Post: #178
RE: Where Is It?
Hogenville KY

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-18-2023, 06:48 AM
Post: #179
RE: Where Is It?
Correct, Gene! Good job. This Lincoln statue is located in the public square in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The statue was dedicated on May 31, 1909, and Robert Lincoln was in attendance. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is nearby.

https://www.kentuckytourism.com/hodgenvi...oln-museum
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-18-2023, 08:29 AM
Post: #180
RE: Where Is It?
(06-18-2023 04:46 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Anita, it is not located in a city named Lincoln. David, it is not in San Francisco - the sculptor is a different person. Michael, it is not in Chicago.

Thank you, Roger. Apparently, I was a little confused.

"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)