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Lincoln’s Funeral Procession Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Tom Jul 12, 2013 Faces & Places of Yesterday Leave a comment

We dug up this powerful image of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession heading down Pennsylvania Avenue on April 19th, 1865. Click on it for better details.

Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue (April 19th, 1865) — Washington, D.C. President Lincoln’s funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue (April 19th, 1865)

Source: Library of Congress

Tags 1860s Abraham Lincoln death Pennsylvania Ave. NW

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