Lot of 6 CDVs, 5 with S.M. Fassett, Chicago, IL imprint on recto and/or verso. The lot features 4 views documenting Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in Chicago and Springfield, IL, including: the procession passing through the funeral arch on 12th Street in Chicago; shot capturing blurred mass of mourners streaming out of the Court House in Chicago after viewing the president's remains; the Lincoln funeral hearse, which had been lent for the occasion by the city of St. Louis, surrounded by bystanders in Springfield; and Lincoln's Springfield home draped in mourning. Accompanied by memorial portrait of Lincoln, published by Fassett, and carte de visite featuring a collage of 9 portraits of Lincoln, titled at center In Memory of Abraham Lincoln, with E. & H.T. Anthony imprint on verso. Condition: Overall, group retains very fine, rich contrast and clarity. Chicago carte showing procession passing through funeral arch with clipped corners. Memorial CDVs of Lincoln and collage with rounded corners.
Lot of 6 CDVs, 5 with S.M. Fassett, Chicago, IL imprint on recto and/or verso. The lot features 4 views documenting Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in Chicago and Springfield, IL, including: the procession passing through the funeral arch on 12th Street in Chicago; shot capturing blurred mass of mourners streaming out of the Court House in Chicago after viewing the president's remains; the Lincoln funeral hearse, which had been lent for the occasion by the city of St. Louis, surrounded by bystanders in Springfield; and Lincoln's Springfield home draped in mourning. Accompanied by memorial portrait of Lincoln, published by Fassett, and carte de visite featuring a collage of 9 portraits of Lincoln, titled at center In Memory of Abraham Lincoln, with E. & H.T. Anthony imprint on verso. Condition: Overall, group retains very fine, rich contrast and clarity. Chicago carte showing procession passing through funeral arch with clipped corners. Memorial CDVs of Lincoln and collage with rounded corners.
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