Photographer Herbert Georg captured a classic film noir image in early December 1938, with the neon of Springfield’s many movie theaters reflecting on the rain-washed bricks and streetcar tracks of South Fifth Street. Looking north from Jackson, we note a street full of sedans, but not a single person is in sight. Even the double-parked […]
Cheryl Pence
Cheryl Pence, who is filling in for “History Talk” columnist Bob Cavanagh in this edition, is the supervisor of special collections at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
