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Wilson & Hood [Lincoln funeral parade, stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05136.37 Author/Creator: Wilson & Hood Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 1 stereocard ; 9.2 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

Yellow mount. View of Lincoln's funeral parade at the corner of Chestnut St., with a recruiting poster for Maj. Gen. Hancock hanging from the building on left side. Similar to image #38, with slightly smaller crowd.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

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