General view, looking east, of the recreated village of New Salem

The recreated village of New Salem, Illinois, in the late fall. Includes log homes and a dirt road. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, lived in the original New Salem community.

Publication date: 1939-02-12

Size: 18.6 x 36.2 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Geography:

• New Salem (Menard County, Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Historic sites--Illinois--New Salem (Menard County)--1930-1940
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Homes & haunts--Illinois--New Salem (Menard County)
• Reconstructions--1930-1940
• Villages--Illinois--1830-1840

Genre(s):

• Landscape photographs
• Panoramic photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 12, 1939), Graphic Section/Camera News Review, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Lundberg, O. G. (Oscar Godfrey)

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)