Abraham Lincoln's presidential railroad car was refitted, immediately after his assassination, to carry his body home to Springfield, Illinois. The assistant foreman of both the construction of the car and its refitting was Myron H. Lamson, whose sons owned a department store in Toledo for many years.
In 1908, Lamson Brothers had this card printed from a family photograph. Unfortunately, the car was destroyed by fire in 1911.
HERE'S a website devoted to the story of the funeral train.
Columbus was one of many stops on the route. This picture shows the president's coffin being taken to lie in state at the Ohio Capitol Building.
Abraham Lincoln's presidential railroad car was refitted, immediately after his assassination, to carry his body home to Springfield, Illinois. The assistant foreman of both the construction of the car and its refitting was Myron H. Lamson, whose sons owned a department store in Toledo for many years.
In 1908, Lamson Brothers had this card printed from a family photograph. Unfortunately, the car was destroyed by fire in 1911. HERE'S a website devoted to the story of the funeral train.
Columbus was one of many stops on the route. This picture shows the president's coffin being taken to lie in state at the Ohio Capitol Building.
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