Historical Portrait
Front view of a portion of the Lincoln cabin with a group composed of Mrs. Norah Gridley, Miss Mary Coleman, the typewriter, the brothers Megar, architects, and Mr. Stille, and showing young Hall a gr

Archive record
1 photographic print : albumen, on cabinet card mount.
About this photograph
This 1891 albumen print by W. J. Root shows a group of people standing at a portion of the Lincoln cabin. The photograph identifies the subjects as Mrs. Norah Gridley, Miss Mary Coleman (described as the typewriter), two brothers named Megar who were architects, Mr. Stille, and someone identified as young Hall.
No further information about these individuals, the cabin's location or history, or the circumstances of the photograph is provided in the record. The specific connection between the group and the Lincoln cabin is not documented.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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