Print, "Assassination of President Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, Washington, April 14, 1865"
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Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin in the act of shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin in the act of shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1865-1867
Subject Date
14 April 1865
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Connecticut, Hartford
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Published by E. B. & E. C. Kellogg. Original drawing by F. P. Whiting.
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Boxes (Theaters, auditoriums, etc.)
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.11289
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Hand coloring
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 18 in
Width: 12 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN, FORD'S THEATRE, WASHINGTON, APRIL 14, 1865. / John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, Major Rathbone, Miss Harris, / E.B.& E.C. Kellogg, 245 St. Hartford, Conn. F.P. Whiting, 87 Fulton St. New York. /
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