Posted on 04/03/2020 11:55:19 AM PDT by NRx
On August 8th, 1885, New York City hosted the longest funeral procession in history for General U.S. Grant. Grant had died two weeks earlier at Grant Cottage near Saratoga Springs, NY after completing his memoirs. The photos are mostly from a rare commemorative book published shortly after the funeral. This video has been produced by Tim Welch from scans of photographs shot by the U.S. Instant Photographic Company of Boston. (appx 20 mins)
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“Well, how many funerals did he have?!”
As many as he wants. Show some respect for the man our great nation was named after, “U.S.” Grant. ;-)
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