[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. RUGER, Albert, artist. Funeral Car Used at the Obsequies of the Late President Lincoln. Cincinnati, OH: Ehrgott, Forbiger & Co., 1865.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots 1-294
Jun 15, 2023
10:00AM ET
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Jun 16, 2023
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Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $504
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Lot Description
[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. RUGER, Albert, artist. Funeral Car Used at the Obsequies of the Late President Lincoln. Cincinnati, OH: Ehrgott, Forbiger & Co., 1865.
17 x 13 in. (sight), matted and framed, 23 1/4 x 19 in. (toning, some light staining throughout, visible crease or separation near lower right corner, unexamined outside frame). Artist, title, and publication information printed in lower margin.
A depiction of the catafalque carrying President Abraham Lincoln's casket to the State House in Columbus, Ohio, for public viewing on 29 April 1865. Columbus was one of the twelve stops the Lincoln funeral train made along the route from Washington, DC, to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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