Crowds entering Cook County Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois, to view President Lincoln's remains, May 1, 1865

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Crowds entering Cook County Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois, to view President Lincoln's remains, May 1, 1865

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 2, 2015.

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

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Lincoln lying in state

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Civil War Collection, Library of Congress

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Photographer: S.M. Fassett

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