Gen'l U.S. Grant's steel casket – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Gen'l U.S. Grant's steel casket in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Gen'l U.S. Grant's steel casket
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The casket shown here is the steel one that held Ulysses S. Grant's body after he died at Mount McGregor, New York, in July 1885. Its design reflects the national mourning that followed his death, when his remains were carried to New York City for a public funeral. Zeph F. Magill, a New York photographer, made the two prints that share this sheet, and they record a object that was closely watched by the public during those weeks. Grant was not entombed in the mausoleum on Riverside Drive until 1897, so these images capture an interim moment in the long process of honoring him.
| Created / published | c1885. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 photographic prints (one sheet). |
| Notes | Zeph F. Magill |
| Subjects | New York--verso." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,463 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215959 |
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