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Postcard
1908

Colorized photo of North side of town square in 1858.

By the 1850s, Springfield was growing city, the capital of Illinois, and boasted a bustling downtown square built around the Capitol building.  On the north side, a clothing store and hardware store were prominent in this colorized photograph originally taken in 1858.
Paper. H 9 , W 14 cm
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, LIHO 10288