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Perhaps the best Lincoln funeral issue to be had...
Perhaps the best Lincoln funeral issue to be had...
Item # 701645
April 25, 1865
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 25, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Terrific funeral issue for display
I have always considered this to be the most dramatic issue on the Lincoln funeral we have ever encountered, and we've had many great issues of the era. This title and date remain very elusive, and for good reason.
Most of the front page is taken up with a huge engraving with a banner heading: "PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S REMAINS IN INDEPENDENCE HALL". It shows the coffin with all the mourning buntings & banners as would be expected.
Also on the front page is an engraving of: "An Interior View of the Railroad Car Conveying the Remains of President Lincoln".
Plus there are nice first column heads including: "OUR DEAD PRESIDENT" with more, and text that carries over to the back page.
The inside pages have various reports concerning the funeral and end-of-war events, but certainly the front page dominates all.
Eight pages, a never bound issue, two small rubbing holes at the vertical fold are almost difficult to see, very nice condition.
AI notes: The April 25, 1865 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer captured the city’s profound mourning following President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination just days earlier. The newspaper’s front page featured black-bordered columns and detailed engravings, including Lincoln’s coffin lying in state at Independence Hall and the funeral railroad car that transported his body. The issue offered comprehensive coverage of the funeral events in Philadelphia, describing the catafalque, the solemn procession, and the notable figures in attendance, all conveyed in language that emphasized the nation’s grief, opening with the words “The Great Tragedy.” The detailed reporting, combined with visual depictions of the ceremonies, reflected both reverence for the fallen president and the communal sorrow felt across the city, providing readers with a vivid account of a historic moment in American history.
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