President Abraham Lincoln's Railroad Funeral Car – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with President Abraham Lincoln's Railroad Funeral Car, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
President Abraham Lincoln's Railroad Funeral Car
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Few images from the Lincoln funeral journey carry the same weight as this view of the funeral car that carried the president's body. After his assassination in April 1865, Lincoln's remains traveled by train over roughly 1,600 miles, retracing much of the route he had taken to Washington in 1861, and the car was draped in black crepe to mark the procession. Chicago photographer S.M. Fassett recorded the car and its trappings, and his studio's views became some of the most widely circulated visual records of the journey. The picture is a useful reminder of how the nation's grief moved along the rails, stopping in city after city for public viewings.
| Created / published | c. 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Notes | S.M. Fassett, photographer, Chicago |
| Original scan | 1,284 × 980 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-D-4 |
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