Print, "General Grant at The Tomb of Abraham Lincoln," 1868
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This lithograph portrays General Ulysses S. Grant visiting the temporary tomb and second resting place of President Lincoln's casket at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. General Grant, a hero of the American Civil War, successfully ran for President in 1868 (serving from 1869 to 1877). Currier & Ives made this print the same year, serving to visually remind Americans of Grant's link with Lincoln's legacy.
This lithograph portrays General Ulysses S. Grant visiting the temporary tomb and second resting place of President Lincoln's casket at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. General Grant, a hero of the American Civil War, successfully ran for President in 1868 (serving from 1869 to 1877). Currier & Ives made this print the same year, serving to visually remind Americans of Grant's link with Lincoln's legacy.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1868
Subject Date
1868
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
38.309.1081
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Susan Stebbins Stark.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 13.875 in
Inscriptions
Below image: GENERAL GRANT AT/THE TOMB OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN/Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois./PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year A.D. 1868 by Currier & Ives in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of N.Y., 152 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK
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