no photograph. are you disappointed >> a little bit disappointed but not surprised. abraham lincoln's widow, mary todd lincoln, absolutely forbid any photographs to be taken of her husband while he was lying in state. >> reporter: what they did find was an 1865 edition of "harper's" with a printed ov lincoln's coffin. etching of a woman grieving over president lincoln's coffin president lincoln shot just six days after general robert e. lee surrendered. the civil war over slaves were eventually freed, and the fractured nation once again the united states of america. kerry sanders, nbc news. >> and that is history in motion and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday i'm kristen welker thank you for watching stay safe and have a good night.