While some accounts say the hat was given to Waller at a debate between Lincoln and Sen. Stephen Douglas in 1858, an affidavit from a member of the Waller family in 1958 said the farmer received ...

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SPRINGFIELD — Two months after a famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s wife was deemed a fake, the origin of a stovepipe hat believed to have graced Lincoln’s head has been called into ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two months after a famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln's wife was deemed a fake, the origin of a stovepipe hat believed to have graced Lincoln's head has been called into ...

The title refers to Abraham Lincoln's iconic hat, a reminder of "bygone days when malice towards none, with charity for all were ideals to live by." The album closes with two quartet tracks.

The famed stovepipe hat was displayed on a cabinet in her living room. But as the items grew in value, she had to keep them locked away, where no one, not even she, could enjoy them.

By the way: The hat fits. It's 7 1/8 inches — Lincoln's head size — and in those days, top hats were custom-made. It also bears the mark of his Springfield hat maker.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and museum that bear his name.

Sporting colorful, striped stovepipe hats on their heads and enjoying green eggs for breakfast, students in the child development and kindergarten classes at Vance-Providence Elementary School ...