Raynors HCA 2015-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2015
Albumen Photograph with Printed Caption "PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S HEARSE. APRIL 22d 1865". Small printed text on the mount indicates this image was one of a series taken by Henszey & Co., Philadelphia, with a copyright date of 1865, and credits undertaker E.S. Earley with having "designed and constructed" the ornate, canopied, black-and-white draped hearse. This retouched image shows the hearse in front of what appears to be a stone church, drawn by four teams of caparisoned horses, with handlers dressed in mourning garb and a few onlookers, including children; Lincoln's coffin is plainly visible. The piece measures 8" x 9 7/8" overall, fine. More often than not this images appears in CDV format, and is rarely offered in this large albumen size. A rare image from Lincoln's funeral in Philadelphia.
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