Cook County Courthouse, Lincoln Funeral

1865

Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States

The Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois, during the funeral for President Abraham Lincoln. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the former courthouse. Today Chicago's City Hall sits on the same site.

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Title: Cook County Courthouse, Lincoln Funeral
Date Created: 1865
Original Source: Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-1835
Photographer: Samuel Montague Fassett

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