Reverend Henry Brown with Abraham Lincoln's Horse, "Old Bob," on Lincoln's Funeral Day, Springfield, Illinois, 1865

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Artifact Overview

Reverend Henry (Harry) Brown holds the lead of Old Bob, the Abraham Lincoln family horse. They are posed in front of the mourning-draped family home in Springfield, Illinois the day of Lincoln's funeral, May 4, 1865. Led by Reverend Brown, Old Bob played a prominent role that day by walking behind the President's coffin during the funeral procession through Springfield to Oak Ridge cemetery.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

1865

Subject Date

04 May 1865

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2007.0.7.61

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Albumen process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 4 in

Inscriptions

Photographer's imprint on back: F. W. INGMIRE, / PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, / City Gallery, / West Side of Public Square, / SPRINGFIELD, ILL.