Photo of the Thompson Farmhouse
Title
Photo of the Thompson Farmhouse
Subject
Farms
Farm Life
Country Life
Glass Negatives
Photography -- Negatives
Sidney (Ill.)
Description
The glass negative for this picture as well as 200+ others were found in the house’s attic in 1946, by Everett Block. Archibald Thompson and his family lived in the house in the early 1900s. The Kammin family lived in the
house from the 1920s-1930s, and Everett Block and his family resided there from 1946-1963. The house
was torn down in 1993. Pictured here are Archibald Thompson (1838-1915) and his daughter Eva. Eva would later move to Lander, Wyoming. The house was at the West edge of the NE ¼ of Section 21, in Sidney Township, south of Sidney, Illinois.
house from the 1920s-1930s, and Everett Block and his family resided there from 1946-1963. The house
was torn down in 1993. Pictured here are Archibald Thompson (1838-1915) and his daughter Eva. Eva would later move to Lander, Wyoming. The house was at the West edge of the NE ¼ of Section 21, in Sidney Township, south of Sidney, Illinois.
Source
Everett C. Block Collection, 1902-2000, bulk 1902-1910, Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library
Publisher
Everett C. Block
Date
Undated
Rights
ll images are provided for personal and educational use. Users planning to reproduce/publish images in books, articles, exhibits, videos, electronic transmission or other media must request permission by emailing archives@urbanafree.org.
Format
Photograph
Files
Collection
Citation
“Photo of the Thompson Farmhouse,” Champaign County Historical Archives, accessed September 8, 2024, https://urbanafree.omeka.net/items/show/336.