Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln's tomb with soldiers on guard

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.0045-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
Lincoln's tomb with soldiers on guard
Place Written
Springfield, Illinois
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 6 cm, Width: 9.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Graphite inscription on verso "37A," "Lincoln's Tomb, Springfield Ill," "Receiving vault for cemetery then and now. Soldiers on guard," "held remains President and Willie. Nov. & Dec. 1865." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographic Artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square, Springfield, Ill." Cancelled orange two-cent tax stamp on verso.

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