Crowd gathers at U.S. Post Office
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Description
Large crowd gathers at the Federal Post Office building at the corner of Larned and Griswold on April 20, 1861 to hear speeches and declare an oath of allegiance after President Lincoln calls for troops to defend the Union. Horse-drawn carriages on street in foreground. Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/History-Civil War-administering oath of allegiance-April 20, 1861."
Details
- Resource ID:
- EB02c436
- Subject:
- Post office buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Crowds--Michigan--Detroit
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Michigan--Detroit
- Lantern slides
- Date:
- 1861-04-20
- Format:
- 1 transparency : glass ; 4 x 3.25 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Negative Number:
- BHC lantern slide no. 266
- BHC glass neg. no. 558
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.