Extra Credit Questions

[RJNorton]

Wild guess - the bed Lincoln slept in when he traveled to Gettysburg.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Good guess, Roger, but not correct. The person is well-known on the forum, but by far not mentioned as often as Abraham Lincoln.

[RJNorton]

Was the person well-known to Lincoln?

[AussieMick]

President Grant .... Willard Hotel?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Sorry for delay. Sorry, not Grant either, Mick!

Roger - politically both knew each other "well" (or possibly tried to figure each other), but never met in person.

Hint #1: The place was not a hotel nor the person's home!

[mbgross]

Jefferson Davis's jail cell?

[Eva Elisabeth]

This is a very hot guess and you are on the right track, although it's not correct. It was neither JD nor a jail, but the person was very close to Jefferson Davis.

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I should add that the place and circumstances have been mentioned on this forum, so I consider this a fair challenge...

[Gene C]

Robert E Lee ?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Another hot guess, but, sorry, not Lee either. The person was a politician, not a military member. You are searching in the right camp, however.

[RJNorton]

That last clue may have "awakened" my brain --> Judah P. Benjamin when hiding at Gamble Plantation?

[Gene C]

Alexander Stephens ?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Another good guess, Gene, but Roger got it, being certainly in the advantage of having visited the place. The photo was taken in 1936 from a different angle and presenting a different way of display than the one visitors get to see today. So I'm glad it worked out to "minimize" your advantage, Roger!
Thanks to everyone for all your smart thoughts and guesses!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jud...ty,_FL.jpg

[RJNorton]

What is depicted in this image?

[AussieMick]

One of the scenes from Our American Cousin?

(Although there may be too much furniture ... actors walking into it etc.)

[RJNorton]

Nope, not a scene from "Our American Cousin."