Thayer to the old house and were laying the foundation for a new one they discovered a number of confederate artifacts and this painting rolled up in a tent. The family took this as possible jeanne lafitte painting and the piece was donated to the library. However it was really just speculation that led the early folks to believe that this was jean lafitte. But its caught fire much like all the history with lafitte theres mythology thats difficult to disentangle from fact. A few experts have taken a look at this portrait and concluded that its most likely not lafitte for a number of reasons including the costume hes wearing. If you notice the hat looks like it belongs for the 1600s rather than the 1800s. Also the lack of an undershirt, very sort of sensual for an early 19th century proper portrait. Also notice the way hes holding the dagger. That would be a draw out from which the dagger would be facing down. So this is a foreboding man, hes going to stab you in the back when youre not
Recognize the value of what was in this house and what a number of things including the deathbed and a number of relics in the back room. The band later was purchased by a chicago millionaire, Charles Guenther for 100,000. It is now in chicago with the Chicago Historical society. The Peterson House had an interesting history after lincoln died. It was not immediately seized upon as an Important National monument. The petersons move back in after a few days, borders came back and it became a boarding house again. Then a visionary historian, who loved Abraham Lincoln and was obsessed with honoring lincoln occupied this house. He created a Lincoln Museum in the basement and in these rooms. For small price, visitors from all over the country could come to the house where lincoln died, which was known as coming come to this room. Over decades, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of americans came and visited this room what it was a privately operated museum. It was not until decades la
A couple of years ago, the building at 62 Main St. featured a business called “Moments to Remember.” That name was incredibly appropriate because this particular building, located on the
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