Cleveland Reception Building

Full Title

Building Erected for the reception of the body of the President at Cleveland

Description

In this sketch, William Waud, Civil War artist correspondent, depicted the building erected in Cleveland's Public Square for Lincoln's public reception. Lincoln's Funeral Train stopped in Cleveland on April 28, 1865.

Transcription

Inscribed vertically left margin: House where the first subscription to the "Boston Liberator" was got up.
Inscribed above image: I have made the flags drooping it was raining hard all day, I am afraid if you make them flying it makes the building look too gay.
Inscribed below image: grass; two rows of people filing past coffin.
Inscribed below title: This is the only thing I have seen suitable for a sketch up to Chicago.

Source

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-05575

Rights

This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.

Tags

• man

• witness: funeral train

• funeral

• funeral train

• mourning

Cite this Item

Wiliam Waud . "Building Erected for the reception of the body of the President at Cleveland". Harper's Weekly, May 20, 1865. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1137

Item Type

Still Image

Creator

Wiliam Waud

Publisher

Harper's Weekly, May 20, 1865

Date

April 28, 1865

Material

pink-tan paper, pencil, and Chinese white, and black ink wash

Dimensions

25.2 x 35.3 cm

Region

Union states