City Hall, Broadway and Market Street, Alton, Illinois, circa 1890

Scanned by
John Osborne, Dickinson College
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photograph
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No
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Public
Original caption
Corner of City Hall, Alton, Illinois The platform from which Lincoln and Douglas spoke was erected in front of the first floor window
Source citation
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, ed. Edwin Earle Sparks (Springfield, IL: The Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1908), Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, 3; Lincoln Series, 1: facing page 450.

Coles County Fairgrounds, Charleston, Illinois, circa 1890

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John Osborne
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photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Charleston, Illinois, Fairgrounds Where the Charleston Debate was held
Source citation
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, ed. Edwin Earle Sparks (Springfield, IL: The Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1908), Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, 3; Lincoln Series, 1: facing page .

Washington Square, Ottawa, Illinois, circa 1890

Scanned by
John Osborne, Dickinson College
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photograph
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No
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Public Square at Ottawa The stand for the public speaking was erected in that part of the square shown in the foreground
Source citation
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, ed. Edwin Earle Sparks (Springfield, IL: The Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1908), Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, 3; Lincoln Series, 1: facing page 86.

Quincy, Illinois, 1858, showing Fifth Street and site of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate

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John Osborne
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photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Fourth Street, Quincy, 1858 The old Court House is seen on the right hand side of the street, in front of which the stand for the debates was erected
Source citation
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, ed. Edwin Earle Sparks (Springfield, IL: The Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1908), Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, 3; Lincoln Series, 1: facing page 394.
Source note
Note:  Although the original caption states that the Old Courthouse sat on Fourth Street in Quincy, the actual location was in fact on Fourth Street and that is the view shown here.  This is the east side of the square and Fourth Street runs on the west side.  House Divided is grateful for Mr. Tim Spake this information. 
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