Maryland man may have found two lost or forgotten photos of Lincoln’s funeral procession

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In the first photograph, the crowd outside the church seems to be waiting for something to come down the street. Children stand up front so they can see. Women, in the garb of the mid-1800s, shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas. White-gloved soldiers mill around. And a few people have climbed a tree for a better view.

In the second shot, some heads are bowed. Men have taken off their hats. And the blur of a large black object is disappearing along the street to the left of the frame. What the scene depicts, why it was photographed, or where, has been a mystery for decades, experts at the National Archives say. But a Maryland man has now offered the theory that the two photos are rare, long-forgotten images of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in New York City.
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But experts at the Archives caution that although the theory sounds good, there could be other explanations, and no way to prove it conclusively.
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“Either way, it’s incredibly historic, (a) totally fresh piece of our American photo history,” he wrote. “Even if someone materializes, that still means 99.9 percent of us, enthusiasts and historians, have never seen it.”

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[MADem]

1. I think this guy is right. I've seen pictures of that huge thing(s) they carted

Lincoln round in, and it has that shape and heft.

Here's the Philadelphia hearse:


Here's another hearse, I think they took this one on the train ride:



The civil war buffs at the website where I found this one says it was taken in NYC:


http://civilwartalk.com/threads/lincolns-hearse-at-new-york-april-24-25-1865.77942/

Is this the same guy who found the pics of Lincoln at Gettysburg, I wonder?

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2. Thanks for the extra pictures!

It does look similar to the one that you posted.

I hope that with the publication of this article that perhaps more people can chime in to help put the pieces together.

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3. I am a sucker for "windows into the past." Show me old photos and I'm

travelling back in time--a total "Shorpy" sucker!

Thanks for putting this thread up; I probably would have missed this story!

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5. My pleasure!

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4. Fascinating

maybe they can figure out by the building where that was and was it a place where Lincoln's funeral cortege passed.