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unknown, fl. 1865 [Lincoln funeral caisson in New York]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0007 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1865 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: May 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 34.4 cm, Width: 44 cm Order a Copy

One photograph of Abraham Lincoln's funeral caisson dated May 1865. Shows the funeral caisson stopped in front of the Clinton Market on a cobblestoned street.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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