[Crowd in front of Lincoln's Springfield home after funeral]

GLC07418

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GLC#
GLC07418
Type
Images
Date
4 May 1865
Title
[Crowd in front of Lincoln's Springfield home after funeral]
Place Written
Springfield, Illinois
Pagination
1 albumen : b&w Height: 35.8 cm, Width: 43.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Image of Lincoln's funeral train and Springfield townspeople posed in front of the late President's home, following his burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery on May 4. The home is draped in mourning and decorated with evergreens. Some members of the crowd are in military uniform, while most others are in civilian dress. The few women who are visible are standing in the background and on the peripheries.

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