Wiggins Family

Wiggins Family

Illinois--Springfield

Wiggins, Lewis N.

Wiggins, Horace L.

Wiggins, N. B.

Wiggins, Lucy

Jones, James A.

Leland, Jerome A.

Leland, George S.

Wiggins family group at the old Leland farm. On verso: "Among the older generations of society folk in Springfield there are vivid memories of Col. And Mrs. N. B. Wiggins of the Leland Hotel and their country place at the old Leland farm, where the family spent so much of their time. It was on this farm that much of the hotel table fare originated, contributing to the Leland traditions of fine foods and excellent service. This old picture shows the family as it was constituted in the Eighties, posed informally on the spacious lawn. The little girl in a white dress seated on the ground in front was Lucy Wiggins, later Mrs. James A. Jones. The other little girl, probably a visitor 'from town' for that day, is unidentified. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Wiggins, Col. Wiggins, Lewis N. Wiggins (now proprietor of a hotel at Northampton, Mass.), Mrs. Huntoon (aunt of Col. Wiggins). Standing in rear: Horace L. Wiggins, later manager of several large hotels in New York and Philadelphia; Jerome A. Leland, son of George S. Leland of New York, and a member of the Wiggins household in his youthful days. Also a 'member of the family' was Col. Wiggins' big dog. Nero, sprawled out at his feet. Lewis N. Wiggins, whose hotel, incidentally, has been 'taken over by the military for the duration,' is the sole survivor of this well-remembered group."

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

1886-XX-XX

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Robert Ide Collection

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13 x 18 cm