Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910 (original) (raw)

Mead, a Vermont sculptor, won the 1868 design competition for the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois.

From the description of Letter, January 25, 1866. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 695996415

Larkin G. Mead, a Vermont sculptor, won an 1868 design competition sponsored by the National Lincoln Monument Association and his design for the tomb became the first major Lincoln commemorative project to be completed. Justin Smith Morrill was a U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1867-98.

From the description of Letter, Oct. 8, 1868. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52751224

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