President Abraham Lincoln's Hearse, Springfield – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of President Abraham Lincoln's Hearse, Springfield. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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President Abraham Lincoln's Hearse, Springfield
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Lincoln's funeral car is the subject here, the hearse that carried his body across the country after he was shot in April 1865. The journey from Washington took about two weeks and passed through numerous cities, and the final leg brought the coffin back to Springfield, Illinois, where he was buried in May. Chicago photographer S.M. Fassett documented the funeral processions and their elaborate decorations, and this view captures the black-draped car and the mourning that followed the president through the Midwest. Look at the crowds and the ornamented structure to get a sense of how public the grief was.
| Created / published | c. 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Notes | S.M. Fassett, photographer, Chicago |
| Original scan | 1,317 × 1,056 px · prints to 4 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-D-5 |
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