Lincoln Home Historic Furnishings Report

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Decorative Arts Sources:

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Donald, Ellen Kirven, "Furniture From the Collection of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Condition Reports and Construction Drawings," unpublished ms., National Park Service, June, 1978.

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