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Reverend Henry Brown with Abraham Lincoln's Horse, Old Bob, on Lincoln's Funeral Day, Springfield, Illinois, 1865

Ingmire, F. W., 1822-18761865

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

Reverend Henry (Harry) Brown holds the lead of Old Bob, the Abraham Lincoln family horse. They are posed in front of the mourning-draped family home in Springfield, Illinois the day of Lincoln's funeral, May 4, 1865. Led by Reverend Brown, Old Bob played a prominent role that day by walking behind the President's coffin during the funeral procession through Springfield to Oak Ridge cemetery.

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  • Title: Reverend Henry Brown with Abraham Lincoln's Horse, Old Bob, on Lincoln's Funeral Day, Springfield, Illinois, 1865
  • Creator: Ingmire, F. W., 1822-1876
  • Date: 1865-05-04
  • Date Created: 1865
  • Location: United States, Illinois, Springfield
  • Subject Keywords: Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Springfield, Ill.), Cartes-de-visite (Card photographs), Photographs, Brown, Henry (Harry), Reverend, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Funeral processions, United States presidents, African Americans, Civil wars
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=359564
  • Object Name: Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
  • Object ID: 2007.0.7.61
  • Image ID: THF121366
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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