3 illus.: 1. The Presidential journey - Reception of President Lincoln in New York, on the arrival of the special trains at the Hudson River R. depot, Thirtieth Street, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1861; 2. Reception of President Lincoln at Cleveland, Ohio; 3. President Lincoln in Buffalo, N.Y. – Historic Photo 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 antique engraving of 3 illus.: 1. The Presidential journey - Reception of President Lincoln in New York, on the arrival of the special trains at the Hudson River R. depot, Thirtieth Street, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1861; 2. Reception of President Lincoln at Cleveland, Ohio; 3. President Lincoln in Buffalo, N.Y. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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3 illus.: 1. The Presidential journey - Reception of President Lincoln in New York, on the arrival of the special trains at the Hudson River R. depot, Thirtieth Street, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1861; 2. Reception of President Lincoln at Cleveland, Ohio; 3. President Lincoln in Buffalo, N.Y.
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This wood engraving records Abraham Lincoln's arrival at the Hudson River Railroad depot at Thirtieth Street in Manhattan on February 19, 1861, as the president-elect traveled by rail toward Washington for his inauguration. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper printed it on a sheet with two other scenes from the journey, the receptions at Cleveland and Buffalo, so it documents the trip as a series of public welcomes. Illustrated weeklies like Leslie's were the main way many Americans saw such events, since photographs of crowds in motion were still difficult to make. The image is worth a look for its depiction of the crowds and the depot itself.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 275 (1861 Mar. 2), pp. 232-233. Reference copy may be in PRES FILE - Inauguration. Caption card tracings: Hotels; Ohio--Cleveland--Weddell House; N.Y.--Buffalo--American Hotel; Pres. File; N.Y.C.--Hudson River RR Depot; Railroads--Stations; U.S. Hist.--Feb. 1861. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,127 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137190 |
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