Crowd Mourning Abraham Lincoln's Death, Detroit, Michigan, 1865
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. All over the nation, communities joined in public ceremonies honoring the 16th president. Although a national day of mourning was held on April 19, 1865, Detroit city officials decided to hold theirs on April 25. This photograph shows a large crowd gathered in Campus Martius for the public ceremony. …
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. All over the nation, communities joined in public ceremonies honoring the 16th president. Although a national day of mourning was held on April 19, 1865, Detroit city officials decided to hold theirs on April 25. This photograph shows a large crowd gathered in Campus Martius for the public ceremony.
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. All over the nation, communities joined in public ceremonies honoring the 16th president. Although a national day of mourning was held on April 19, 1865 -- the day of Lincoln's funeral in Washington, D.C -- Detroit city officials decided to hold theirs on April 25 to better prepare for this public ceremony. The day started with a solemn parade from Jefferson Avenue north on Woodward Avenue for two miles to Campus Martius, the center of Detroit. This photograph shows a crowd estimated at thirty thousand gathered for the day's closing events in Campus Martius.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1930-1959
Subject Date
25 April 1865
Creators
Unknown
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2002.0.20.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant Material)
Fiberboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Framing (Processes)
Retouching
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 35.75 in (frame)
Width: 64.75 in (frame)
Depth: .75 in (frame)