Decorated funeral catafalque in a city square with crowds – Vintage Print
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Step back in time with Decorated funeral catafalque in a city square with crowds, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Decorated funeral catafalque in a city square with crowds
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Here the focus is a draped and ornamented catafalque, the raised platform that held a coffin, set up in a public square with crowds gathered around it. Such structures appeared in cities along the route of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train in April and May 1865, as the assassinated president's body traveled from Washington to Springfield, Illinois. Communities draped their streets and monuments in black crepe, flags and evergreen, and the mourners who filed past show how deeply the nation grieved. Images like this one capture a rare moment when ordinary citizens gathered in the open to say farewell.
| Original scan | 4,292 × 3,114 px · prints to 14 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 05575u building erected for reception of body |
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