[Illinois statehouse, Springfield, Ill, with details showing draped bunting on dome]
Summary
Drawing shows the Illinois statehouse where President Abraham Lincoln lay in state in Springfield, Ill., May 3-4,1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2010)
Inscribed as descriptions on sketches: too high; Corinthian; Black; longer; 8pd.
Formerly misidentified as buildings in Washington, D.C.
Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.149)
Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Tags
Date
01/01/1865
Contributors
Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist
Location
Springfield (Ill.), 39.80167, -89.64361
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.