The Evansville Courier and Journal, July 7, 1935
Article was typed as it was worded in the newspaper.
As the Tri-State Joined Rockport In Lincoln Pioneer Village Rites
Scenes of the dedication of the Lincoln Pioneer Village at Rockport July 4 which was attended by 10,000 Tri-State folks, re-living the days of Abraham Lincoln's youth spent in southern Indiana.
Upper left: F. Harold Van Orman of Evansville, making one of the principal addresses of the day. Upper right: Some of the committee members who were in charge of the program. Sitting: Mrs. Mina Cook, Standing (left to right): C. H. Halbruge, T. C. Basye, Mrs. Bess V. Ehrmann, Henry Hoch and B. F. Stewart.
Center: A group of "pioneers" which "inhabited" the village. Lower left: Mrs. Carrie V Halbruge, descendant of the Morgan family, which was prominent in Rockport's history, wearing a costume typical of those of Lincoln's time. Lower right: J. W. Neumann, of Evansville, as Abraham Lincoln, and the covered wagon and party of settlers entered in the parade by the village committee, which won second prize.