Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln's funeral horse "Old Bob"

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.0043-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865/04 ca.
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
Lincoln's funeral horse "Old Bob"
Place Written
Sprinfield, IL
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 6.2 cm, Width: 10 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Two black men wearing overcoats, top hats, and mourning ribbons stand with Lincoln's horse in front of Lincoln's Springfield home. Ostendorf p. 32 identifies the men as Revs. Brown (left) and Trevan (right). Three additional black men gather against a fence in the rear of the photograph. Ostendorf p. 32 identifies the horse as "Old Robin", whose nickname was "Old Bob." Graphite notations on verso "39," "Lincoln's Favorite Horse" and "Lincoln's Horse at time of Funeral." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographic Artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square, Springfield Ill." Cancelled orange two-cent tax stamp on verso.

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