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President Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. April 19, 1865.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0696 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04/19 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Funeral of Pres. Lincoln." Lines of soldiers [blurred in motion] march down Pennsylvania Avenue as crowds look on from the sidewalks. The buildings have been decorated for the occassion.

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