After Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, his body traveled 1,654 miles by rail, transforming funeral trains into ...

Curious Cbus investigates a viewer's question about a Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train. On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and following his death, his body traveled on a ...

In the 19th century, cities faced a strange problem — too many dead and not enough space to bury them. The solution came by rail. Beginning in 1854, special funeral trains transported coffins and ...

A display at the Pennsylvania Farm Show commemorates a tragic anniversary and a pivotal point in American history. A full-scale replica of a 4-4-0 steam locomotive is currently on display in the Farm ...

User-Created Clip May 5, 2015 2015-05-03T15:28:05-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/3a5/20150503162121003_hd.jpgA reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln at ...

User-Created Clip May 3, 2015 2015-05-03T15:28:05-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/3a5/20150503162121003_hd.jpgA reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln at ...

A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln’s casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home, at a Manhattan steakhouse. Keens Steakhouse, a 141-year-old Midtown ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Drum, drumsticks, and length of black ...

Before President Abraham Lincoln was laid to rest, a train carried his body on a two-week funeral procession across the Northern U.S. states in 1865. Mourners from New York to Illinois gathered to see ...