Chicago Tribune Newspaper for Thursday, April 27, 1865
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This April 27, 1865, issue of the Chicago Tribune shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and plans for the "funeral cortege". The special funeral train left Washington on April 21 on the slow journey to Springfield, Illinois, stopping for ceremonies in Chicago on May 1-2. The editors received the latest news reports by telegraph dispatches.
This April 27, 1865, issue of the Chicago Tribune shows the way many newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President Abraham Lincoln's death and plans for the "funeral cortege". The special funeral train left Washington on April 21 on the slow journey to Springfield, Illinois, stopping for ceremonies in Chicago on May 1-2. The editors received the latest news reports by telegraph dispatches.
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
27 April 1865
Subject Date
27 April 1865
Creators
Creator Notes
Published by the Chicago Tribune; Horace White, editor-in-chief.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2015.0.12.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 26 in (folded)
Width: 22.5 in (folded)
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