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LINCOLN DIORAMA Abraham Lincoln first entered the surrendered city of Richmond, Virginia, the day after it had ceased to be the capital of the Southern Confederacy. This visit to Richmond was arranged at the last minute; it was in no way a triumphal entry. Accomanied by his son, Tad, the President walked through the city to the Executive Mansion which Jefferson Davis had left so recently.
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CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY LINCOLN ENTERING RICHMOND, 1865
LINCOLN DIORAMA Abraham Lincoln first entered the surrendered city of Richmond, Virginia, the day after it had ceased to be the capital of the Southern Confederacy. This visit to Richmond was arranged at the last minute; it was in no way a triumphal entry. Accomanied by his son, Tad, the President walked through the city to the Executive Mansion which Jefferson Davis had left so recently.
Publisher: Curt Teich Co. (American, 1893–1974)
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.9466
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: 4B192-N
Back: divided. Mint.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T.PHOTO-COTE" POST CARD (REG.U.S.PAT.OFF.)
Back: divided. Mint.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T.PHOTO-COTE" POST CARD (REG.U.S.PAT.OFF.)
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)