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McCleas, fl. 1865 [Lincoln's Funeral Train]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04111 Author/Creator: McCleas, fl. 1865 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 22 April 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w ; 36 x 46.5 cm. Order a Copy

One image of a Philadelphia railyard with President Lincoln's Funeral Train dated April 22, 1865. The image was taken by McCleas. The engine bears four U.S. flags and black funeral drapings. Two men sit atop the tender that has the inscription, "PENN. R.R." Small crowds are also photographed at the front and back of the train.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
McCleas, fl. 1865

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