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- Lithograph, "The Body of the Martyr Abraham Lincoln Lying in State at the City Hall, New York, April 24th & 25th, 1865" - After President Lincoln's funeral train arrived in New York, his coffin lay in state in City Hall for twelve hours. Over 150,000 people gained entrance, less than half of the crowd that had waited outside. Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Many people collected mementos like this to visualize the events of the President's funeral as a way of expressing their grief.
- 24 April 1865 - 25 April 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "The Body of the Martyr Abraham Lincoln Lying in State at the City Hall, New York, April 24th & 25th, 1865"
After President Lincoln's funeral train arrived in New York, his coffin lay in state in City Hall for twelve hours. Over 150,000 people gained entrance, less than half of the crowd that had waited outside. Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Many people collected mementos like this to visualize the events of the President's funeral as a way of expressing their grief.