New York Herald Newspaper for April 15, 1865

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Artifact Overview

This April 15, 1865, issue of the New York Herald 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 their reporters and 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 Details

Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

15 April 1865

Subject Date

15 April 1865

Creator Notes

Published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

72.30.52

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harold L. Wadsworth.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Length: 22.75 in
Width: 15.75 in