The Capitol Building mourning Lincoln

GLC05111.01.0928

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0928-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865/05
Title
The Capitol Building mourning Lincoln
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 9.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The Capitol bedecked in mourning for Lincoln's funeral. Hundreds of mourners are seen all around the building, on both the stairs and the balconies of the second floor. Inscription on verso: "Lincoln's Funeral Capitol Wash." Numeric notation on verso: "188."

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