[Lincoln House, home of Wm. J. Vaughn, abolitionist]
Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
[Lincoln House, home of Wm. J. Vaughn, abolitionist]
ca. 1862
Ambrotype
Image: 2 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (6.7 × 9.5 cm) (1/4 plate)
Case: 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/4 in. (11.7 × 9.2 × 1.9 cm)
Purchase
Inscriptions Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 430
Entry 430 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Ambrotype scene of town of Pana, Christian Co., Ill. During Civil War. This town a railroad center. It was one of last northern towns during Civil War, in fact was thickly settled by Southern sympathizers. Shows home of Mr. & Mrs. Wm Jackson Vaughn called “Lincoln House”. They were “Black Abolitionists”, very strongly northern sympathizers. Lincoln House used as a rooming house or hotel during Civil War. Also used as stopover for northern soldiers on way to southern battlefields, since it is on roadway from Chicago to Cair[?] on down to Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Vaughn helped negros to escape and hid them when they reached Lincoln House. Hence he was a link in chain of “Underground Railway.” When Lincoln died, “Lincoln House” had lighted candles in all front windows as sign of mourning. Wm Vaughn occupied this house after leaving Lonica, Ill. (#429). This ambrotype and case obtained from granddaughters of Wm. Vaughn, Mrs. Yoho and Mrs. Gayetti, 364-30th Av, S.F. ($2.50).
Entry 430 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Ambrotype scene of town of Pana, Christian Co., Ill. During Civil War. This town a railroad center. It was one of last northern towns during Civil War, in fact was thickly settled by Southern sympathizers. Shows home of Mr. & Mrs. Wm Jackson Vaughn called “Lincoln House”. They were “Black Abolitionists”, very strongly northern sympathizers. Lincoln House used as a rooming house or hotel during Civil War. Also used as stopover for northern soldiers on way to southern battlefields, since it is on roadway from Chicago to Cair[?] on down to Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Vaughn helped negros to escape and hid them when they reached Lincoln House. Hence he was a link in chain of “Underground Railway.” When Lincoln died, “Lincoln House” had lighted candles in all front windows as sign of mourning. Wm Vaughn occupied this house after leaving Lonica, Ill. (#429). This ambrotype and case obtained from granddaughters of Wm. Vaughn, Mrs. Yoho and Mrs. Gayetti, 364-30th Av, S.F. ($2.50).
