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SECOND BALCONY, RIGHT. |
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Entrance, Winter St. |
Memorial Services
IN HONOR OF
THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
Abraham Lincoln,
AT BOSTON MUSIC HALL,
Thursday, June 1, 1865 at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Doors open at Two o'clock. To secure their seats, holders of
tickets must be
in their places at 2 3-4 o'clock. |
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This ticket is for a memorial service for President Abraham Lincoln at the Boston Music Hall. It is interesting to note that ticket holders must be in their seats at 2 3-4 o'clock. Today this would be written as 2:45. The Boston Music Hall was built in 1852 and housed the first concert organ in the country. The organ was ordered from a German builder in 1857 and was inaugurated on November 2, 1863. The final cost of this organ was $60,000, an enormous amount of money at the time. It is possible that this organ was played during the memorial service for the slain president.
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Ticket to the Memorial Service of Abraham Lincoln
publisher Boston Music Hall |
date Nov 30, 1864 |
location Boston, Massachusetts |
height 3.0" |
width 4.75" |
process/materials printed paper, ink |
item type Public Announcements/Broadside |
accession # #L06.003 |
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