Lithograph, "Funeral Obsequies of the Late President A. Lincoln, Columbus, O., April 29, 1865"
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, plunged Americans into deep mourning. All over the nation, communities joined in public ceremonies honoring the 16th president. This illustrates the procession through Columbus, Ohio, after the funeral train's arrival on April 29. Lincoln's casket, carried on an impressively large hearse drawn by six horses, is shown heading toward the mourning-draped Ohio State capitol building.
Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, plunged Americans into deep mourning. All over the nation, communities joined in public ceremonies honoring the 16th president. This illustrates the procession through Columbus, Ohio, after the funeral train's arrival on April 29. Lincoln's casket, carried on an impressively large hearse drawn by six horses, is shown heading toward the mourning-draped Ohio State capitol building.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1865
Subject Date
29 April 1865
Creators
Studer, Jacob Henry, 1840-1904
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Printed by Middleton, Strobridge & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Published by Jacob H. Studer.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
71.14.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 23 in
Width: 19.25 in
Inscriptions
Below image: Entered according to Act of Congress by J.H. Studer, in the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of Ohio [at right] MIDDLETON, STROBRIDGE & CO., LITH., CIN. At center: Funeral Obsequies of the Late Pres't A. Lincoln,/ Columbus, OH, April 29, 1865./Respectfully dedicated to the Citizens of Ohio by the Publisher Jacob H. Studer, Columbus, OH.
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