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1. Plank Fence Plank Fence McLean County, Illinois; Fencing; This plank fence at the Karr Homestead has a wide range of planks used, and a snake fence with riders or braces in the center.
2. Concrete Fence Post Concrete Fence Post McLean County, Illinois; Concrete; Fences; Construction; Fencing This wooden fence was constructed using longer-lasting concrete fence posts.
3. Worm Fence Worm Fence McLean County, Illinois; Fencing; Frontier & pioneer life; This zigzag, or worm, fence was common for pioneer fields, although such fencing took up valuable land.
4. Postcard of the Lincoln Home (southwest view) Postcard of the Lincoln Home (southwest view) Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Home; Postcards; Mail Black and white photograph of the Lincoln Home from the southwest. House is white with black shutters. Large flagpole in corner behind fence. Lattice-type porch encloses front door. Square metal plaque...
5. Bric-a-brac (Mold-cast ceramic figurine of the Lincoln Home) Bric-a-brac (Mold-cast ceramic figurine of the Lincoln Home) Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Souvenirs; Memorabilia; Image; Home; Models; Model Highly detailed mold-cast ceramic figurine of the Lincoln Home. Home is set in a very abbreviated back yard, surrounded by brown picket fence and white board fence. Brick sidewalk in front, boardwalk on...
6. Cattle Crossing Broken Fence Cattle Crossing Broken Fence McLean County, Illinois; Fences; Fencing; Livestock; Cattle; Swine; This drawing shows how cattle and other livestock would wander beyond farms if proper fencing was not installed.
7. Man hits barbed wire fence Man hits barbed wire fence McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn; Drawing; Barbed wire; Corn; Cartoons (Commentary); In this drawing, a farmer runs into a barbed wire fence between cornfields.
8. Painting: Illinois River Painting: Illinois River Painting; Landscape; Oil on canvas; Krafft, Carl, 1884-1938; Riverboats A painting of two riverboats on a wide expanse of river past bluffs rising from the far shore. Two tall trees rise up left of center on the near shore, where two figures leaning on a rail fence look out...
9. Commemorative plate featuring Lincoln Home Commemorative plate featuring Lincoln Home Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Ceramic; Dinnerware; Memorabilia; Souvenir; Home; Image High relief and brightly colored plate featuring the Lincoln Home. Design covers entire plate. Shows front (west) view of home, behind fence and retaining wall. Flagpole in corner, with many trees. Blue...
10. Engraving, depicting Lincoln Home Engraving, depicting Lincoln Home Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Home; Images; Art; Print; Caretaker; House; Print of Lincoln Home, black ink on cream paper. SW corner of Home, short fence on retaining wall, flagpole on SW corner, two trees in front. Print area background darker and impressed, creating a self-mat...
11. Commemorative coin, Lincoln with railsplitter image Commemorative coin, Lincoln with railsplitter image Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Coin; Commemorative; Political election; Coins; Money Copper-coated medal of Abraham Lincoln with railsplitter image. Beardless Lincoln looks left with motto around rim "The President of the U.S. 1861" & "Copyright Secured" on bottom. Reverse has tall man...
12. Carte-de-Visite of Lincoln Home draped in mourning Carte-de-Visite of Lincoln Home draped in mourning Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Funeral; Mourning; Carte-de-visite; Images; Home; Springfield, IL Sepia-toned print of Lincoln Home draped in mourning with the simple Tilton (renters living in Lincoln Home in 1865) draping. View from SW corner, with a group of men standing in front and behind fence....
13. Print of the Lincoln Home Print of the Lincoln Home Art; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Print; Engraving; Home; Ink "The Home of Abraham Lincoln." Shows home from SW corner, back wing and small chimney visible beyond; Mr & Mrs Lincoln talk to neighbor under tree in front, 2 boys behind fence (Robert & Willie) read newspaper;...
14. Model of the Lincoln Home, Stage 2 (1846-1854) Model of the Lincoln Home, Stage 2 (1846-1854) Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Home; Models; Household; Housing; On June 11, 1850, Lincoln wrote to Nathaniel Hay, a Springfield contractor, describing a brick retaining wall he wanted built: "I wish to build a front fence, on a brick foundation, at my house. I therefore...
15. Bolduc House, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Bolduc House, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri French Colonial District; French Colonial Period; Ste. Genevieve, Missouri; Vertical log construction; Bolduc, Louis The Bolduc House has a stockade or property fence (pieux debouts), typical of many French homes, which encloses its yard and backyard garden, as well as outbuildings. This provided security and kept domestic...
16. Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Homesteading; Pioneers; Frontier & pioneer life; Farms; Fences; The Karr homestead near Bloomington, photographed about 1885, shows an example of what pioneer field and fences were like.
17. Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois Karr Homestead, Bloomington, Illinois McLean County, Illinois; Homesteading; Frontier & pioneer life; Fences The Karr homestead near Bloomington, photographed about 1885, shows an example of what pioneer field and fences were like.
18. Ethanol advertisement Ethanol advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Ethanol; Advertisements; Fences; Corn This advertisement promoting ethanol sits on the fence outside Leo Miller's farm in McLean County.
19. French Colonial House French Colonial House French Colonial Period; Vertical log construction; French Colonial District; Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865; This one-story house shows the typical overhanging eaves and vertical log construction of French Colonial structures. A short fence encloses the property.
20. Farmer's Elevator Farmer's Elevator McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn; Grain elevators; Fences; Farmers; Farming A farmer's elevator in Cooksville, Illinois, has siding on all sides. A fence leads to the elevator, which has a shingled roof.
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