Herbert Wells Fay Collection
Title
Herbert Wells Fay Collection
Description
Herbert Wells Fay (1859-1949) was a newspaper editor, collector of Lincolniana, and custodian of the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.
Collection Items
Herbert Wells Fay
Portrait of Herbert Wells Fay of DeKalb, a newspaper editor, collector of historic photographs and Abraham Lincoln material, and a custodian at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield for twenty-eight years.
Herbert Wells Fay and Lennington Small
Pictured from left to right: Illinois State Senator, Richard R. Meents; Col. C. R. Miller; The twenty-sixth Governor of Illinois, Lennington Small, 1921-1929; A. O. Arnold; (and) Herbert Wells Fay, of DeKalb, who was a newspaper editor, a collector…
Col. H.B. Blood
Before moving on to work in the coal mining industry and the railroad, H. B. Blood had a prestigious military career during the American Civil War. On verso: "Keokuk."
Otho L. Caldwell
Otho L. Caldwell of Williamsville served as county clerk for Sangamon County and was a candidate for county judge in 1926.
John R. King and James Jewel
John R. King and James Jewel both held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union Civil War veterans founded in 1866 in Decatur by Benjamin F. Stephenson . On verso: "at Springfield."
Frank McGlynn
Frank McGlynn was a stage and film actor who was well known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.
Courage: Remembering Christopher Columbus
Printed poem by Edwin Markham, an American poet and Poet Laureate of Oregon, 1923-1931. On verso: "From Mrs. Descom D. Hoagland who gave you the Markham Stidger picture; R Dec 11 1939."
Edgar Lee Masters
Portrait of Edgar Lee Masters, an American poet and biographer who wrote biographies of Vachel Lindsay and Abraham Lincoln.
Edgar Lee Masters
Portrait of Edgar Lee Masters, an American poet and biographer who wrote biographies of Vachel Lindsay and Abraham Lincoln.
The United Sunday School Band
The United Sunday School Band poses for a group photo at a camp site that was visited by Abraham Lincoln in 1832. The camp site is located near Rock Island, opposite Black Hawk Village. On verso: "John Hanbug, 1923."
Grand Army of the Republic
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization made up of Union Civil War veterans founded in 1866 in Decatur by Benjamin F. Stephenson. . On verso: "Nixon; Andrew (?)."
The Lincoln Farm
Preparations for the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park near Hodgenville, Kentucky. On verso: "The Lincoln Farm (birthplace) two mile south of Hodgenville, Ky. is about to be made into a 'Lincoln Park.' Plans are drawn and a Civil…
RenViviani, Joseph Joffre, John Oglesby, Frank Lowden, and George Dickson
RenViviani and General Joseph Joffre meet with a delegation of Illinois officials, including John Oglesby, the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1909-1913 and 1917-1921, Frank Lowden, the twenty-fifth Governor of Illinois, 1917-1921, and…
Lincoln-McKinley Association
Members of the Lincoln-McKinley Association taking part in the second annual pilgrimage to the Lincoln Tomb.
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Herbert Wells Fay Collection