tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post672716462970480870..comments2023-10-12T03:35:18.014-04:00Comments on Lincoln Belongs To The Ages: Lincoln Scholar's Collection On DisplayGeoff Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-23225235507637775142009-02-04T15:02:00.000-05:002009-02-04T15:02:00.000-05:00You are correct. I've seen the same article in an ...You are correct. I've seen the same article in an old issue of Life magazine. I believe it was published originally in the 1960's, probably in 1965. Dignataries at that occasion removed the coffin lid to verify it was indeed Lincoln.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Geoff Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-74139112414571988752009-02-04T14:58:00.000-05:002009-02-04T14:58:00.000-05:00I saw a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken in the...I saw a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken in the 1900's. It was before he was buried under all the cement to keep his body from being taken. I could plainly see his face and I remember about 4 to 5 people standing around the coffin. I also remember a little of the article,saying that when the coffin was opened their was a sweet smell and that his body had been perfectly preserved. He looked the same as the day he was assasinated. Cannot remember where I saw it. Maybe in LIFE magazine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-4607412940227216422008-09-30T10:31:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:31:00.000-04:00Yes, Christy, I'd love to see that exhibit too! I...Yes, Christy, I'd love to see that exhibit too! It would be wonderful to see it and to be able to talk with Mr. Rietveld about his discovery. I think I'd just about die if I'd stumble upon something like he did!Geoff Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-87397919828726651322008-09-30T10:30:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:30:00.000-04:00Thank you for your story about the Lincoln Museum ...Thank you for your story about the Lincoln Museum in Springfield. I took a trip to Springfield a few years ago in order to specifically visit the museum and see the "Blood On The Moon" exhibit about the assassination.<BR/><BR/>The presidential museum is indeed a bit "Disneyfied" which is not a surprise since former Disney "imagineers," as they are called, helped to design it. I thoroughly enjoyed the museum, but I strongly believe it should be more "serious" about its subject. I found the re-creation of his birth log cabin to be tacky and superfluous. And the "Lincoln Family" display was just plain dumb. <BR/><BR/>I would disagree with you about the re-creation of the coffin and lying in-state. Unfortunately, Lincoln's assassination is part of the story and it can be argued that it caused the Lincoln "mythology" which is so prevalent today. <BR/><BR/>I've been to other presidential library and museum complexes and they are more "sober" if that term can be used to describe a museum. At the Clinton Presidential Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas, his story is told in a straight-forward manner, with all seriousness. There's no "fluff" like at the Lincoln Museum. Regardless of what one thinks of Clinton (or any other president), presidential museums should be dignified. The Lincoln Museum is more like an amusement park and it was a mistake to make it like that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your insight.Geoff Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-20973944977975506252008-09-30T10:10:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:10:00.000-04:00Mr. Rietveld's story is inspiring. One wonders if ...Mr. Rietveld's story is inspiring. One wonders if there is anything left to "discover" in the vast quantity of documents locked up in institutional collections. <BR/><BR/>This also reminded me of my visit this summer to the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield. I had my grandaughter along which made it a special trip. Although it was a little too disneyfied for my taste that probably enhanced her experience. However I have to object to the climax of the exhibit. The last stop is an elaborate reproduction of the Lincoln catafalque shown in this picture. It was surreal and morbid. I felt as though I was at the final stop in one of those haunted house tours so common now at Halloween. I am not quite sure what my grandaughter thought. <BR/><BR/>I remember John Kennedy's family saying that they would rather his birthday be noted each year rather than his assasination. While there is good reason to honor him in death, it's Lincoln's life that should be the focus of any tribute to him. That display is not just spooky, it sets the wrong focus on the greatness of this man's life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-8651755565955844202008-09-29T13:31:00.000-04:002008-09-29T13:31:00.000-04:00Oh, wow, will that be a fabulous exhibit. I am a...Oh, wow, will that be a fabulous exhibit. I am already trying to calculate the mileage from here to Iowa. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for another great post!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339832931936505603noreply@blogger.com