Box 15

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Includes the pamphlet "Historic letters," containing reproductions and transcriptions of 6 Lincoln letters owned by the Tribune

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Reproductions of photographs

Scope and Contents The letter was written about 2 weeks after Abraham Lincoln's assassination. "I think the Presd't [President Andrew Johnson] & his very substantial shadow are very comfortable in your house. ... Mrs. [Mary Todd] Lincoln's present plan is to continue in the White House till some where between the 20th & 25th May. She is in a very unhappy condition. I have not seen her, but her domestic tells me that she has not been out of her bed. At times she seems to be frantic. Presd't Johnson has...

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IX-15 consists of 60 black-and-white photographs mounted on boards. The photographs were taken by Herald-American and Tribune photographers, for entry in competitions. The list arranges the photographs into these categories:

Sports figures

Show business figures

Chicago and Illinois politicians

Presidents of the United States

Events

Notables

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Clippings from newspapers and magazines

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Clippings, photocopies, and correspondence, chiefly dealing with buildings in Chicago. The folder includes an unidentified original photograph (1880s?) of a domed building (not the Illinois State Capitol building)

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Includes a copy of the will of Marshall Field

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Photocopies, clippings, and correspondence