Title
William Donegan
Subject
Donegan, William, -1908
Shoemakers
Illinois--Springfield
Description
On verso: "William Donegan, a retired Springfield cobbler, was one of the victims of Springfield's 1908 race riot, the first of three serious riots in Illinois during the first two decates of the Twentieth Century. This photograph is from Mary M. Harris, Lincoln Memoirs: From the Log Cabin to the White House (Springfield, Ill., 1908). p. 83. According to Harris, Donegan had made boots for Abraham Lincoln in the Antebellum period. (Courtesy of Illinois State Historical Library)"
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
405753
Miscellaneous Collection
Subject Vertical File
Original Format
Copy print
b&w
2
Physical Dimensions
20.7 x 25.5