Grand Rapids Daily Eagle Newspaper for Saturday Noon, April 15, 1865
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This April 15, 1865 issue of the Grand Rapids Daily Eagle from Michigan reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death. Published on the date of the President's death, it had the latest news via telegraph dispatches from U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. The editors made space on the front page for this shocking news, replacing what they had already prepared that day.
This April 15, 1865 issue of the Grand Rapids Daily Eagle from Michigan reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death. Published on the date of the President's death, it had the latest news via telegraph dispatches from U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. The editors made space on the front page for this shocking news, replacing what they had already prepared that day.
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
15 April 1865
Subject Date
15 April 1865
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2014.33.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Patti LaVene Kommel.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 21.5 in
Width: 15.5 in