Lincoln's Funeral – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Lincoln's Funeral, preserved in this historic photograph. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Lincoln's Funeral
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The horse-drawn hearse in this carte de visite is the particular detail to notice: a wagon pulled by six white horses, the kind of procession vehicle used to carry a fallen president through the streets. Lincoln's body traveled by rail and then by funeral car across several states in April and May 1865, and public processions in cities such as New York, Chicago and Springfield drew large crowds. Small albumen cartes de visite like this one were sold widely in that period, so the image reached people who could not attend the funeral in person. Because the mount is intact and the subject is clearly identified, the picture serves as a compact record of how the nation mourned its president.
| Created / published | c. 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print, albumen, on carte de visite mount |
| Notes | SUMMARY: Photograph showing a wagon pulled by six white horses |
| Original scan | 5,941 × 3,982 px · prints to 20 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-D-12 |
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