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Lincoln's Funeral-Removal of the Body from the City Hall to the Funeral Car, New York, April 25th, 1865 and the Late Richard Cobden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09118.46 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Sketch Date: 13 May 1865 Pagination: 2 sketches : B&W ; 28 x 41.5 cm. Order a Copy

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