Lincoln's Catafalque, New York

Date1865

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 2 15/16 × 5 1/4 inches (7.46 × 13.34 cm)
Mount: 3 3/16 × 6 3/4 inches (8.1 × 17.15 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.221

Signednone

InscribedOn mount verso, center right, stamped, in blue ink with black pen: "NEW YORK / LINCOLN'S CATAFALQUE / NO. 353"

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DescriptionImage(s) of a crowd gathered in the street as an elaborately decorated wooden structure supporting a coffin moves by with uniformed figures.Published References

Published References

"The Remains in New York," New York Times (April 25, 1865): 1.

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