from Apr. 15, 1865
Cornerstone of Third Cuyahoga County Courthouse
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Cornerstone of Third County Courthouse, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
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On April 15, 1865 citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, gathered on Public Square to mourn the death of Lincoln by assassination. The architect for the nearby Cuyahoga County Courthouse, J. J. Husband, was heard to say that Lincoln's death was "no great loss." The crowd turned on him, chasing him back to his office, also nearby, and he later that day fled Cleveland for good. Several members of the crowd went to the courthouse, then on the NW corner of Public Square, and chiseled out his name, vowing that his name would never be spoken or read in Cleveland ever after. See "Traitors at Home," a news article appearing the following Monday in the Cleveland Morning Leader, also uploaded to this Remembering Lincoln archive. Shown here is the cornerstone as it appeared in 1930s, when the building was demolished.
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Permission for personal or research use; publication or reproduction requires written permission from the Western Reserve Historical Society.
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Western Reserve Historical Society. "Cornerstone of Third County Courthouse, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/224
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Western Reserve Historical Society
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April 15, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
Cornerstone of Third County Courthouse, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
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On April 15, 1865 citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, gathered on Public Square to mourn the death of Lincoln by assassination. The architect for the nearby Cuyahoga County Courthouse, J. J. Husband, was heard to say that Lincoln's death was "no great loss." The crowd turned on him, chasing him back to his office, also nearby, and he later that day fled Cleveland for good. Several members of the crowd went to the courthouse, then on the NW corner of Public Square, and chiseled out his name, vowing that his name would never be spoken or read in Cleveland ever after. See "Traitors at Home," a news article appearing the following Monday in the Cleveland Morning Leader, also uploaded to this Remembering Lincoln archive. Shown here is the cornerstone as it appeared in 1930s, when the building was demolished.
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Western Reserve Historical Society
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April 15, 1865
from May. 1, 1865
"The Assassination of the President."
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"The Assassination of the President."
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Editorial published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 1, 1865, regarding the reported assassination of President Lincoln. Two weeks after the event, the accounts "begin to assume the semblance of truth." The author condemns the murder while defending the South: "So far as the unfortunate masses of the South, who have been made the unwilling instruments of this rebellion, and who have been the chief sufferers under the grinding despotism in which it resulted, they deplore the event quite as much as their countrymen of the North, and would rejoice in common with their fellow citizens of the entire nation in the apprehension and punishment of the assassins and their accomplices."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail. ""The Assassination of the President."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/200
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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May 1, 1865
from May. 1, 1865
"The Assassination of the President."
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Editorial published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 1, 1865, regarding the reported assassination of President Lincoln. Two weeks after the event, the accounts "begin to assume the semblance of truth." The author condemns the murder while defending the South: "So far as the unfortunate masses of the South, who have been made the unwilling instruments of this rebellion, and who have been the chief sufferers under the grinding despotism in which it resulted, they deplore the event quite as much as their countrymen of the North, and would rejoice in common with their fellow citizens of the entire nation in the apprehension and punishment of the assassins and their accomplices."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, book number ADVCOL39. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Mail
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May 1, 1865
from Apr. 22, 1865
"Late Northern News!"
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"Late Northern News!"
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Reports from Memphis, Tennessee, giving details and updates about the death of President Lincoln (published in the Montgomery Daily Advertiser on April 22, 1865). They also state that Secretary of State Seward has been killed, but that assassination attempt was actually unsuccessful. Near the end of the piece is a note describing the reaction of some southerners to the event: "Several citizens were arrested in Memphis on Sunday for expressing joy at the above news."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Advertiser, book number ADVCOL40B. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Advertiser. ""Late Northern News!"". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/195
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Montgomery Daily Advertiser
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April 22, 1865
from Apr. 22, 1865
"Late Northern News!"
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Reports from Memphis, Tennessee, giving details and updates about the death of President Lincoln (published in the Montgomery Daily Advertiser on April 22, 1865). They also state that Secretary of State Seward has been killed, but that assassination attempt was actually unsuccessful. Near the end of the piece is a note describing the reaction of some southerners to the event: "Several citizens were arrested in Memphis on Sunday for expressing joy at the above news."
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Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Advertiser, book number ADVCOL40B. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Montgomery Daily Advertiser
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April 22, 1865
from May. 12, 1865
"Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."
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"Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."
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Dispatches originally published in the Atlanta Intelligencer on April 21 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on May 12). These reports from Secretary of War Stanton, all dated April 15, give details and updates about the events surrounding President Lincoln's assassination. The following statement appears after the official accounts: "The investigation into the late conspiracy, shows that Mr. Lincoln's death had been attempted by poison."
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon. ""Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/193
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Alabama Beacon
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May 12, 1865
from May. 12, 1865
"Death of Lincoln. Great Tragedy in Washington."
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Dispatches originally published in the Atlanta Intelligencer on April 21 (shown here reprinted in the Alabama Beacon on May 12). These reports from Secretary of War Stanton, all dated April 15, give details and updates about the events surrounding President Lincoln's assassination. The following statement appears after the official accounts: "The investigation into the late conspiracy, shows that Mr. Lincoln's death had been attempted by poison."
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Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Alabama Beacon
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May 12, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
Joseph A. Wheelock to Kate French Wheelock
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Note from Joseph A. Wheelock to his wife, Kate French Wheelock, upon hearing news of Lincoln's death
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A short, personal note from Joseph Albert Wheelock, a journalist in Saint Paul, to his wife Kate French Wheelock, commenting on the assassination of President Lincoln. It reads: "My darling, If you have tears prepare to shed them now Weep - Weep - Weep for the Slain of the daughters of my people." The envelope with it is just as interesting: "Father's note to Mother when Lincoln was assassinated. Mr. Colgrave told me that he was with Father when the news came - and that he staggered across the room sank down and burst into tears."
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My darling, If you have tears prepare to shed them now Weep - Weep - Weep for the Slain of the daughters of my people.
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Joseph A. Wheelock and Family Papers, 1719, 1756, 1803 - 1906. P334, box 4, Minnesota Historical Society
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Joseph Albert Wheelock. "Note from Joseph A. Wheelock to his wife, Kate French Wheelock, upon hearing news of Lincoln's death". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/189
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Joseph Albert Wheelock
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April 15, 1865
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from Apr. 15, 1865
Note from Joseph A. Wheelock to his wife, Kate French Wheelock, upon hearing news of Lincoln's death
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A short, personal note from Joseph Albert Wheelock, a journalist in Saint Paul, to his wife Kate French Wheelock, commenting on the assassination of President Lincoln. It reads: "My darling, If you have tears prepare to shed them now Weep - Weep - Weep for the Slain of the daughters of my people." The envelope with it is just as interesting: "Father's note to Mother when Lincoln was assassinated. Mr. Colgrave told me that he was with Father when the news came - and that he staggered across the room sank down and burst into tears."
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Joseph A. Wheelock and Family Papers, 1719, 1756, 1803 - 1906. P334, box 4, Minnesota Historical Society
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Joseph Albert Wheelock
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April 15, 1865
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from Apr. 27, 1865
A City in Mourning
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A City in Mourning
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Copy of a black and white photographic print showing a view of along Griswold Street in Detroit, with the old state capitol building in the background on the left draped in banners in memorial of Abraham Lincoln.
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2008.112.206
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anonymous. "A City in Mourning". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/184
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anonymous
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1865
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photograph
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from Apr. 27, 1865
A City in Mourning
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Copy of a black and white photographic print showing a view of along Griswold Street in Detroit, with the old state capitol building in the background on the left draped in banners in memorial of Abraham Lincoln.
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2008.112.206
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anonymous
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April 27, 1865
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photograph
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10.375" x 11.875
from Apr. 25, 1865
Phoenix Steam Fire Engine No. 3
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Phoenix Steam Fire Engine No. 3 of Detroit as it appeared in the funeral procession of the late President Lincoln, April, 25th 1865. Presented by Robert Meginity
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Color lithograph by Sage Sons and Company of Buffalo, New York of nine members of Detroit's Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Company No. 3--from left to right, Patrick Flattery, George W. Lyon, William Hopkin, Captain Benjamin Guiney, James King, Michael Sawney, John McCurran, Anthony Logan, Frank Sweeney--with their engine which is decorated for Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, depicted in front of their fire station. The men wear red shirts, black pants, belts stamped with either "Phoenix" or their rank, and helmets or caps.
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Sage Sons and Company. "Phoenix Steam Fire Engine No. 3 of Detroit as it appeared in the funeral procession of the late President Lincoln, April, 25th 1865. Presented by Robert Meginity". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/181
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Sage Sons and Company
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April 25, 1865
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lithograph
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14.25" x 14.25"
from Apr. 25, 1865
Phoenix Steam Fire Engine No. 3 of Detroit as it appeared in the funeral procession of the late President Lincoln, April, 25th 1865. Presented by Robert Meginity
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Color lithograph by Sage Sons and Company of Buffalo, New York of nine members of Detroit's Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Company No. 3--from left to right, Patrick Flattery, George W. Lyon, William Hopkin, Captain Benjamin Guiney, James King, Michael Sawney, John McCurran, Anthony Logan, Frank Sweeney--with their engine which is decorated for Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, depicted in front of their fire station. The men wear red shirts, black pants, belts stamped with either "Phoenix" or their rank, and helmets or caps.
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Detroit Historical Society.
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Sage Sons and Company
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April 25, 1865
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lithograph
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14.25" x 14.25"
from Apr. 22, 1865
"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."
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"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."
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Article reporting a meeting in Mobile, Alabama, at which "the oldest and most prominent citizens" decried the assassination of President Lincoln: "All differences of political opinion were, for the nonce buried, and with one accord the people denounced in unmeasured terms the murderer - the dastardly assassin, of the President of the United States." The men issued resolutions to this effect and also one "of thanks to the army generally." Published in the Mobile Daily News on April 22, 1865.
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Excerpt from the Mobile Daily News, item number LN.1515. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Mobile Daily News. ""Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/205
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Mobile Daily News
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April 22, 1865
from Apr. 22, 1865
"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."
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Article reporting a meeting in Mobile, Alabama, at which "the oldest and most prominent citizens" decried the assassination of President Lincoln: "All differences of political opinion were, for the nonce buried, and with one accord the people denounced in unmeasured terms the murderer - the dastardly assassin, of the President of the United States." The men issued resolutions to this effect and also one "of thanks to the army generally." Published in the Mobile Daily News on April 22, 1865.
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Excerpt from the Mobile Daily News, item number LN.1515. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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Mobile Daily News
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April 22, 1865
from Apr. 25, 1865
Firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company
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The firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company No. 4 posed with their engine decorated for a Lincoln memorial parade
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Large sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the firefighters of K.C. Barker Company No. 4, posed with their horse-drawn fire engine in front of their fire station, presumably at Orchard Street and Fifth Street during a memorial parade for Abraham Lincoln. A young girl in a dress decorated with a ribbon, a harp, a small portrait of Lincoln, banners, garland, and a small flag are on the engine. The majority of the firefighters wear matching shirts, pants, helmets, and belts printed with "K.C. Barker." The men standing on the engine wear peaked caps, and one standing on the rear also wears a belt identifying him as an engineer. Two of the men on the far left hold bugles. One of them wears a "foreman," belt, the other wears one that is only partially legible, "2nd A[...]." The two men to their right both lean on an upright hose nozzle. The station in the background is a two-story brick structure, and two people peer from its upper windows. A hose apparatus is in the street on the left edge of the frame.
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Detroit Historical Society.
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anonymous. "The firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company No. 4 posed with their engine decorated for a Lincoln memorial parade". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/180
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anonymous
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April 25, 1865
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photograph
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14" x 11"
from Apr. 25, 1865
The firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company No. 4 posed with their engine decorated for a Lincoln memorial parade
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Description
Large sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the firefighters of K.C. Barker Company No. 4, posed with their horse-drawn fire engine in front of their fire station, presumably at Orchard Street and Fifth Street during a memorial parade for Abraham Lincoln. A young girl in a dress decorated with a ribbon, a harp, a small portrait of Lincoln, banners, garland, and a small flag are on the engine. The majority of the firefighters wear matching shirts, pants, helmets, and belts printed with "K.C. Barker." The men standing on the engine wear peaked caps, and one standing on the rear also wears a belt identifying him as an engineer. Two of the men on the far left hold bugles. One of them wears a "foreman," belt, the other wears one that is only partially legible, "2nd A[...]." The two men to their right both lean on an upright hose nozzle. The station in the background is a two-story brick structure, and two people peer from its upper windows. A hose apparatus is in the street on the left edge of the frame.
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Detroit Historical Society.
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anonymous
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April 25, 1865
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photograph
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14" x 11"
from Jan. 8, 1865
Death of President Lincoln
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Death of President Lincoln
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A color lithograph showing deathbed scene in Petersen House
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.
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Currier & Ives. "Death of President Lincoln". Currier & Ives . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/251
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Currier & Ives
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Currier & Ives
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Date
January 8, 1865
from Jan. 8, 1865
Death of President Lincoln
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A color lithograph showing deathbed scene in Petersen House
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.
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Currier & Ives
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Currier & Ives
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Date
January 8, 1865