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The Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, Philadelphia, Draped in Mourning

CultureAmerican

DateApril 23, 1865

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 15/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.6 × 23 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (27 × 34.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.320

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Photograph of empty train tracks at a nearby town with some people outside waiting for the train to appear. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextThe Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, Philadelphia, Draped in Mourning, 1865 American Albumen print (photograph) To express their sorrow at Lincoln’s death, many citizens donned black ribbons and hung black banners on their homes. In this photograph, swags of mourning drapery obscure the sign above the entrance to the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, a free canteen for soldiers passing through Philadelphia, Pa., as they traveled to and from battle. The Saloon’s organizing committee met on April 16, 1865, to authorize these decorations. “His memory is enshrined in our hearts,” they wrote, “as a just ruler, kind friend, and a noble specimen of our race, worthy of all praise and emulation.” Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.320 Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.