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1866. Abraham Lincoln : Arrival of the Remains at Desbrosses Street Ferry
1866. Abraham Lincoln : Arrival of the Remains at Desbrosses Street Ferry
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"Arrival of the Remains at Desbrosses Street Ferry" Print - Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, NYC.
New York City observed two days of mourning for Abraham Lincoln on 24 & 25 April 1865.
This print was originally on page 122 of the Obsequies of Abraham
Lincoln in the City of New York, published in 1866 by the Common Council
of the City of New York. It is believed to be a stylized depiction of
the 24th of April Manhattan arrival of the coffin carrying the body of
the slain president.
The print portrays the events of the morning of the 24th, when Lincoln's
coffin was taken across the Hudson River by ferry. Aboard was a
delegation of New York City officials, including Mayor C. Godfry
Gunther. As the funeral ferry Jersey City slowly crossed the Hudson
River, guns sounded, ships' bells tolled and flags flew at half-mast.
Ships and boats displayed black mourning crepe and muslin. The ferry
docked at the Desbrosses Street Ferry. The arrival of the martyred
President's body in New York City was met with profound respect; greeted
by an honor guard of New York City's most prominent regiment, the 7th
New York Volunteer Infantry, wearing the same cadet grey uniforms they
wore when they answered Lincoln's 1861 call for volunteers.
Depicted in the foreground, as streetcar and stagecoach traffic stop,
the funeral cortege and hearse is about to depart. Led by former
Senator and Secretary of the Treasury, Major General John A. Dix, the
solemn procession begins to proceed to the City Hall through the densely
crowded streets, amidst an impressive display of public and private
grief.
The Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, in the City of New York, the volume
from which this print derives, was a printed record of the city's
Lincoln funeral services and eulogies published in bound volumes for
distribution by the Common Council of New York to libraries, schools and
other institutions. The volume's release was opposed and vetoed by the
Democratic Mayor of New York City, C. Godfry Gunther, who was, in turn,
overridden by the New York Board of Aldermen and Councilmen.
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New York City observed two days of mourning for Abraham Lincoln on 24 & 25 April 1865.
This print was originally on page 122 of the Obsequies of Abraham
Lincoln in the City of New York, published in 1866 by the Common Council
of the City of New York. It is believed to be a stylized depiction of
the 24th of April Manhattan arrival of the coffin carrying the body of
the slain president.
The print portrays the events of the morning of the 24th, when Lincoln's
coffin was taken across the Hudson River by ferry. Aboard was a
delegation of New York City officials, including Mayor C. Godfry
Gunther. As the funeral ferry Jersey City slowly crossed the Hudson
River, guns sounded, ships' bells tolled and flags flew at half-mast.
Ships and boats displayed black mourning crepe and muslin. The ferry
docked at the Desbrosses Street Ferry. The arrival of the martyred
President's body in New York City was met with profound respect; greeted
by an honor guard of New York City's most prominent regiment, the 7th
New York Volunteer Infantry, wearing the same cadet grey uniforms they
wore when they answered Lincoln's 1861 call for volunteers.
Depicted in the foreground, as streetcar and stagecoach traffic stop,
the funeral cortege and hearse is about to depart. Led by former
Senator and Secretary of the Treasury, Major General John A. Dix, the
solemn procession begins to proceed to the City Hall through the densely
crowded streets, amidst an impressive display of public and private
grief.
The Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, in the City of New York, the volume
from which this print derives, was a printed record of the city's
Lincoln funeral services and eulogies published in bound volumes for
distribution by the Common Council of New York to libraries, schools and
other institutions. The volume's release was opposed and vetoed by the
Democratic Mayor of New York City, C. Godfry Gunther, who was, in turn,
overridden by the New York Board of Aldermen and Councilmen.
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