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Lincoln’s Funeral Procession Down Pennsylvania Avenue

1860s, Abraham Lincoln, Pennsylvania Ave. NW

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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)

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Source: Library of Congress

READ: 1865 Photo of Alexandria Slave Pen

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