Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2014.

President Lincoln’s Funeral Hearse, designed & constructed by E. S. Early, Undertaker

Artist Alexander Wilson Henszey (American, 1827 - 1906)

CultureAmerican

DateApril 22, 1865

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 3/4 × 12 in. (24.8 × 30.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (28.6 × 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/8 × 20 in. (48.6 × 50.8 cm)

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

Object number98.32.319

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Sepia toned photograph of a funeral cart placed in front of a brick building. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextAlexander Wilson Henszey American, 1827−1906 President Lincoln’s Funeral Hearse, designed & constructed by E. S. Early, Undertaker, 1865 Albumen print (photograph) On April 22, 1865, a team of eight black horses pulled this funeral hearse through the streets of Philadelphia, Pa., from Broad Street Station to Independence Hall. The next day, more than 300,000 people viewed Lincoln’s open casket in the same room where the Declaration of Independence had been signed. At times the line stretched for three miles, and many mourners waited for more than five hours to pay their respects. Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.319 Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.