Description: Carte de visite of the train car that carried the body of Abraham Lincoln from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, in April 1865. The funeral train generally followed the route that Lincoln took when he traveled to Washington as President-elect in 1861. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, Lincoln's funeral train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05162
Subjects: Presidents--United States; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial; Assassinations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of the funeral obsequies of Abraham Lincoln in Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1865. Lincoln's body began the trip from Washington D. C. back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865. The funeral train generally followed the route that Lincoln took when he traveled to Washington as President-elect in 1861. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, the train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05163
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial; Assassinations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: People waiting in line on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse to pay their respects to President Abraham Lincoln, Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1865. Lincoln's body began the trip from Washington D. C. back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865. The funeral train generally followed the route that Lincoln took when he traveled to Washington as President-elect in 1861. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, the train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05164
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Presidents--United States; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial; Statehouse--Ohio; Assassinations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of Lincoln's funeral catafalque in Columbus, Ohio, on April 29, 1865 The photo shows the hearse outside the Ohio Statehouse (out of camera view) where Lincoln's body was laid in state before continuing its journey to Springfield, Illinois, and then back to Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_003
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Funeral vehicles
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black-and-white photographic print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral casket on display, surrounded by mourners at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Lincoln's casket was stopped in Cleveland en route to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. The Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Five days later, Americans were horrified by the assassination of President Lincoln. Thousands viewed Lincoln's funeral procession as it traveled through Ohio on its way back to Springfield. The 1650-mile route from Washington D.C. to Springfield ran through Ohio from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, then south to Columbus, and west to Indianapolis. Along the way, mourners lined the tracks and special services were held. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_015_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a man in a suit and tie standing on the terrace of the Lincoln Tomb, located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The tomb is the burial site of President Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife and three of their sons. Designed by Larkin Goldsmith Mead and completed in 1874, the monument is constructed of granite, and features a crypt, receiving room, obelisk and bronze statuary. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B26_F2432
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials; Presidents -- Death and burial;
Places: Springfield (Illinois)
 

Description: Photograph showing a woman standing on the steps of the Lincoln Tomb, located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The tomb is the burial site of President Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife and three of their sons. Designed by Larkin Goldsmith Mead and completed in 1874, the monument is constructed of granite, and features a crypt, receiving room, obelisk and bronze statuary. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B26_F2433
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials; Presidents -- Death and burial;
Places: Springfield (Illinois)
 

Description: Carte de visite of the catafalque (raised platform) on which Abraham Lincoln's casket was placed in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on April 29, 1865. There is a 2-cent tax stamp on the back of the card. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, Lincoln's funeral train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05161
Subjects: Presidents--United States; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial; Statehouse--Ohio; Assassinations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Dr. George B. Todd, measuring 4 1/4"x6" and labelled "Dr. Geo B. Todd U.S.N." Todd was an eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. As a naval surgeon, he was also one of the surgeons to perform the autopsy on presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F01_004
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Assassinations
 

Description: In this print, Abraham Lincoln is embracing George Washington in the clouds of heaven, while Washington is holding a laurel wreath over the head of Lincoln. The caption reads, “Entered, according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by J. A. Arthur, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Washington & Lincoln (Apotheosis) B. J. Ferris, Del. Photo. and Pub. by Phil. Pho. Co., 730 Chestnut St.” This print was produced as a commemorative work after Lincoln's assassination. The term "apotheosis" refers to the elevation of an individual to divine or holy status. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F14_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Presidents--Death and burial