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Gold Tassels from Catafalque
1865
Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States
These tassels hung from President Abraham Lincoln's catafalque platform during the 12-day journey of his funeral train. President Lincoln's body traveled to multiple cities following his April 14, 1865, assassination.
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- Title: Gold Tassels from Catafalque
- Date Created: 1865
- Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- Subject Keywords: Lincoln Funeral, Gold Tassels, Funeral Train, Catafalque Platform, Tassels, Lincoln Assasination, President Lincoln, US President, Assassination, Abraham Lincoln, 1865
- Type: Physical Object
- Original Source: Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, FOTH 4217
- External Link: Learn more about responses to Lincoln's death
- Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith
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