Collection:
Lincoln Collection
Object ID:
2014.073
Object Name:
Newspaper
Date:
1865
Description:
Two images are featured. The top image portrays John Wilkes Booth shooting Lincoln at Ford's Theater. The second image shows Booth escaping from the theater.
Transcription: "Harper's Weekly. April 29, 1865. The assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's theater on the night of April 14, 1865." "The assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's theater—after the act."
Transcription: "Harper's Weekly. April 29, 1865. The assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's theater on the night of April 14, 1865." "The assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's theater—after the act."
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2014.073 Newspaper page of Lincoln Assassination and Immediate Aftermath
2014.073 Newspaper page of Lincoln Assassination and Immediate Aftermath