President Lincoln's Funeral Procession, Chicago, Illinois, May 1, 1865, artist's impression, detail

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Scanned by

Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/22/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, October 8, 2013.

Depicted ContentLincoln's Assassination

Depicted ContentReaching his home state, President Lincoln's remains arrive in Chicago to a remarkable reception

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Funeral Service at Chicago, May 1 - Thirty-six young ladies of the High School strewing the bier with garlands and immortelles. - Sketched by our Special Artist, Thos. Hogan.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 20, 1865, 137.

Source note

Cropped from the larger image, also available here.