Washington Weekly Chronicle Newspaper for April 22, 1865
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This April 22, 1865 issue of the Washington Weekly Chronicle shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and the "Obsequies" or funeral ceremonies. Lincoln's special funeral train had left Washington on April 21 on the slow journey to Springfield, Illinois. The editors took the unusual step of using a woodcut illustration of the President at the beginning of the lead column.
This April 22, 1865 issue of the Washington Weekly Chronicle shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and the "Obsequies" or funeral ceremonies. Lincoln's special funeral train had left Washington on April 21 on the slow journey to Springfield, Illinois. The editors took the unusual step of using a woodcut illustration of the President at the beginning of the lead column.
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
22 April 1865
Subject Date
22 April 1865
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
69.145.297
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 in
Width: 17 in
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