Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
An old Cremona violin that belonged to Abraham Lincoln, a bifurcated worm, a Beauty Restpark sign surrounded by trash, a rock with a fossil, an old well sweep, and a turtle with writing found 37 years later. Image Access WideTEK 25 This violin - a Cremonia over 200 years old was once owned by Abraham Lincoln, according to Henry Hesson, present owner, Gentryville, Ind. He says it was sold to the Phelps family who lived near the old water mill where Lincoln went to have their grain ground when Lincolns lived in Spencer County. Henry Hesson On a highway to Indianapolis this well painted sign surrounded by tin cans, rubbish - ash heaps etc. John B Meyer Lincoln City Ind. has a large rock two feet long with a raised part that looks like a snake. From Chas Gross Boonville A worm that should catch two fish - found by Robert Krohn on the John Rudion Farm Posey County Ind. A Well Sweep Once common now rare - this one seen in Orange County, Ind. by Dr. Claude Lomax Dale, Ind. 34 years ago Gus Witt Witt, Ind., cut his name-date and Bl Bot for the name of Blanche Boltman - on a land turtle and released it in Dearborn County, Ind. there, recently Albert Witt, a brother of 721 Bayard Park Drive, Evansville, found the turtle at the place released. |
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| Origin: | 2013 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/246 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
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| Subjects: |
Oddities Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States |
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