The time capsule was also rumored to include a rare photo of a deceased President Abraham Lincoln in his casket, based on newspaper accounts at the time of the capsule’s 1887 dedication.

On Sept. 14, 1952, his mother shook him awake at 5 a.m. to tell him that his name was on the front page of The Des Moines Register with a picture of President Lincoln in his coffin.

RICHMOND — So, no ultrarare photo of President Lincoln in his casket. Not even a trove of pro-Confederate propaganda. But the Robert E. Lee monument time capsule that Virginia historians opened ...

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Inside they found books, money, ammunition, documents, and other artifacts, but speculation regarding the presence of a photo of Abraham Lincoln lying in his coffin proved unfounded.

CHICAGO -- It's one of the most famous Abraham Lincoln photographs, largely because no one knew the picture of the dead president lying in an open coffin existed for nearly a century until a 14-y ...

It’s one of the most famous Abraham Lincoln photographs, largely because no one knew the picture of the dead president lying in an open coffin existed for nearly a century until a 14-year-old ...

The image is important because “it’s the only photo of Lincoln in his coffin that we know of and it’s the last photograph of Lincoln,” said New York-based Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer.

Lincoln’s coffin has an intriguing history of its own. In 1865 the box cost about $1,500, more than the typical American worker earned in a year, according to historical accounts.

The time capsule was also rumored to include a rare photo of a deceased President Abraham Lincoln in his casket, based on newspaper accounts at the time of the capsule’s 1887 dedication.

Ronald Rietveld was a boy of 14 when he made the discovery of a lifetime — the only photograph that exists of President Abraham Lincoln in his coffin.On Tuesday, the retired history professor ...

Officials plan to install a new time capsule including an expired vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and a photograph of a Black ballerina standing in front of the Robert E. Lee statue with a ...