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Townsend, A.C., fl. 1865 [Lincoln's casket, stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05136.46 Author/Creator: Townsend, A.C., fl. 1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Yellow mount. Ink inscription on recto: "A. Lincoln's Casket." View of Lincoln's casket drapes with flowers and greenery.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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