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Small delegation and honor guard at Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield, Ill. [1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0606 Author/Creator: Place Written: Springfield, Ills. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 8.3 x 7.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows the entrance to Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. A small delegation stands near the entrance and two boys are seated on a bench to the left. An honor guard stands at attention on the hill above with a drummer on the left. Formerly part of H.W. Fay's (Keeper of Lincoln's tomb) scrapbook.

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