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[Unidentified woman wearing mourning brooch and displaying framed image of unidentifed soldier]

[Unidentified woman wearing mourning brooch and displaying framed imag...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, mourning, grave, funeral, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

May the country be spared this pitiful sight! / Dalrymple.

May the country be spared this pitiful sight! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a group of Democrats, identified as "Hill, Murphy, Vest, Bland, Matthews, Morgan, Harris, Crisp, Tillman, Altgeld, Campbell, [and] Stevenson", some wear fezes, others are wearing turbans and other a... More

[Unidentified woman wearing mourning brooch and displaying framed image of unidentifed soldier]

[Unidentified woman wearing mourning brooch and displaying framed imag...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, mourning, grave, funeral, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Adele Douglas, widow of Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas, in mourning dress with handkerchief in front of painted backdrop C.D. Fredricks & Co, 587 Broadway, New York ; 108 Calle de Habana, Habana ; 31 Passage du Havre, Paris

Adele Douglas, widow of Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas, in mourni...

Notation on verso: "Mrs. S.A. Douglass; Adele Cutts Douglas." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

[Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her father as a cavalryman with sword and Hardee hat]

[Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her ...

Photo shows a girl holding a framed image of her father. Judging from her necklace, mourning ribbons, and dress, it is likely that her father was killed in the war. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. L... More

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union infantry sergeant's uniform and black mourning ribbon with bayonet in front of painted backdrop]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union infantry sergeant's un...

Case: Leather; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photo... More

[Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her father as a cavalryman with sword and Hardee hat]

[Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her ...

Photo shows a girl holding a framed image of her father. Judging from her necklace, mourning ribbons, and dress, it is likely that her father was killed in the war. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. L... More

[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln attached to black ribbon]

[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln attached to black ribbon]

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Coroner Harrison is a little too previous / Dalrymple.

Coroner Harrison is a little too previous / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam reclining in a chair with his feet resting on a foot stool, on a table next to him are medications labeled "Tariff Reform Tonic" and "Repeal of Sherman Silver Law Elixir", on the floor nex... More

Not / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Not / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a large elderly man labeled "Life Insurance" holding a cornupocia filled with documents labeled "For the Beneficiaries", next to him sits a large dog with collar labeled "Supt. Insurance" and... More

[Unidentified woman, possibly Mrs. James Shields, in mourning dress and brooch showing Confederate soldier and holding young boy wearing kepi]

[Unidentified woman, possibly Mrs. James Shields, in mourning dress an...

Case: Papier mache with mother of pearl and hand painting; floral design. Identification of woman as Mrs. James Shields from dealer. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: The Virginia ... More

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

Caption continues: In memory of Ebenezer Bell of the 88th Pa Reg. Company who died at Laurel Hill, Va. May the 5th 18[76]4. A brave and gallant soldier and true patriot. His toils are past his work is done, / ... More

[Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her father as a cavalryman with sword and Hardee hat]

[Unidentified girl in mourning dress holding framed photograph of her ...

Photo shows a girl holding a framed image of her father. Judging from her necklace, mourning ribbons, and dress, it is likely that her father was killed in the war. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. L... More

Decoration-day, 1883 / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Decoration-day, 1883 / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows a large group of politicians and others in a cemetery on Memorial Day, each seems to be grieving at gravestones that bear special messages, such as Pope Leo XIII standing in front of a stone ... More

They mourn their loss / J.S. Pughe.

They mourn their loss / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows William McKinley, Benjamin Harrison, and John Sherman as old women in mourning among gravestones labeled "Here lies our dear McKinley Bill. Ruthlessly assassinated in the flower of its youth by the ... More

Mary Lincoln in mourning attire Joseph Ward, 125 Washington Street, Boston

Mary Lincoln in mourning attire Joseph Ward, 125 Washington Street, Bo...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Margaret M. and Cary J. Delery, The Historical Shop, Metairie, Louisiana, 2016. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collectio... More

Private Thomas P. Devereux of Co. D, 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment in uniform with mourning ribbon

Private Thomas P. Devereux of Co. D, 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regi...

Photograph shows identified soldier. According to the text found with the photograph, Devereux was 18 years old at the time the photograph was taken following the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House by a photogr... More

General William T. Sherman of 13th Regular Army Infantry Regiment in uniform with mourning ribbon for President Lincoln and Society of the Cumberland badge Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, No. 352 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C. & Broadway & Tenth St. New York

General William T. Sherman of 13th Regular Army Infantry Regiment in u...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Civil War Antiques, December 2015 Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of ... More

Unidentified woman in mourning dress at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee R.M. Lynn & Bro., photographers

Unidentified woman in mourning dress at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee R....

Photographer's name misspelled as Lynn on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper pp/liljwoch

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

Caption continues: In memory of Ebenezer Bell of the 88th Pa Reg. Company who died at Laurel Hill, Va. May the 5th 18[76]4. A brave and gallant soldier and true patriot. His toils are past his work is done, / ... More

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

Caption continues: In memory of [Blank] of the [Blank] who died at [Blank]. [Blank] 186[Blank]. A brave and gallant soldier and true patriot. His toils are past his work is done, / And he is fully blest. / He f... More

Unidentified woman in mourning dress at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee R.M. Lynn & Bro., photographers

Unidentified woman in mourning dress at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee R....

Photographer's name misspelled as Lynn on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper pp/liljwoch

Adele Douglas, widow of Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas, in mourning dress with handkerchief in front of painted backdrop C.D. Fredricks & Co, 587 Broadway, New York ; 108 Calle de Habana, Habana ; 31 Passage du Havre, Paris

Adele Douglas, widow of Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas, in mourni...

Notation on verso: "Mrs. S.A. Douglass; Adele Cutts Douglas." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

The soldier's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection

Caption continues: In memory of [Blank] of the [Blank] who died at [Blank]. [Blank] 186[Blank]. A brave and gallant soldier and true patriot. His toils are past his work is done, / And he is fully blest. / He f... More

General William T. Sherman of 13th Regular Army Infantry Regiment in uniform with mourning ribbon for President Lincoln and Society of the Cumberland badge Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, No. 352 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C. & Broadway & Tenth St. New York

General William T. Sherman of 13th Regular Army Infantry Regiment in u...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Civil War Antiques, December 2015 Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of ... More