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Funeral Washington, D.C. - wood engraving
12-11-2014, 03:05 PM (This post was last modified: 12-11-2014 03:50 PM by loetar44.)
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Funeral Washington, D.C. - wood engraving
Just saw the folowing wood engraving, with caption "Funeral of President Lincoln at Washington, D.C.", published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, vol 20 (May 6, 1865), p.103-4. Courtesy of Library of Congress; Reference Number: LC-USZ62-6935

   

It does not look to me as a depiction of the procession on April 19. It might be an image that depicts the journey to Washington's Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Depot on April 21. I never saw this picture before. Who helps me out?
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12-11-2014, 04:24 PM
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Hopefully my aging eyes are not deceiving me. Kees, I think what you posted combines the two page woodcut engraving from Frank Leslie's. Both images are here. (Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection)
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12-11-2014, 04:47 PM (This post was last modified: 12-11-2014 04:47 PM by loetar44.)
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(12-11-2014 04:24 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Hopefully my aging eyes are not deceiving me. Kees, I think what you posted combines the two page woodcut engraving from Frank Leslie's. Both images are here. (Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection)

Your eyes are in perfect condition Roger ! You are fully right and solved “my mystery”. Thanks! You are fantastic...
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12-16-2014, 03:43 PM
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New to the forum and thanks for letting me join in. I have a copy of this newspaper drawing that has been preserved between two sheets of glass. My grandfather owned it and it was passed down. I have always wondered how rare this newspaper article/picture actually was. Do either of you know if this is a rare print? It is very large in person, almost 3 feet long stretched out.
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12-16-2014, 03:55 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Joe. I cannot help on your question as I have no idea. Hopefully someone might know something.
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12-16-2014, 04:13 PM (This post was last modified: 12-16-2014 04:15 PM by Gene C.)
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You may want to contact Rick Brown at http://www.historybuff.com

http://www.historybuff.com/about.html

He is a member here and very knowledgable!

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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12-17-2014, 01:14 AM
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The May 6, 1865 issue of Frank Leslie's has a collector value between $100-$150. Often on eBay, sellers take apart issues and try selling the engravings individually. Problem is that they start their opening bid for almost what an entire issue sells for.

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