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The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865

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Title: The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865
Creator: Currier & Ives, lithographer
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: United States Civil War
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Lithograph. L to R: Maj. Rathbone, Miss Harris, Mrs. Lincoln, President, John Wilkes Booth. The first of the assassination prints to appear -- 11 days after the event. One of the most popular of all the Currier and Ives lithographs judging by number of copies that survive.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 print ; 25.4 x 35.6 cm (10 x 14 in.)
Identifier: Pr. Box 675/36
397678
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll6/id/5022
Language: English
Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Source: United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library

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