"The Chair that President Lincoln Occupied at the Time of His Assassination," 1865-1866
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Artifact Overview
President Abraham Lincoln happened to be sitting in this rocking chair when he was mortally wounded at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865. Mathew B. Brady made the photograph for his Brady's National Portrait Gallery. At a time before television and internet news, this stereograph view helped people visualize events surrounding President Lincoln's death.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stereograph
Subject Date
1865-1866
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by Brady & Co., Washington, D.C. Published by E.& H.T. Anthony & Co., New York.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
79.26.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Orange (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 6.375 in
Inscriptions
Printed on left side of images: THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
Printed on right side of images: PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.
On back of images, on light blue label:
WAR VIEWS The Chair that President Lincoln occupied at the time of his assassination at Ford's Theatre. / No. 3406 Copyright Secured. / PUBLISHED BY E. & H.T. ANTHONY & CO; AMERICAN AND FOREIGN STEREOSCOPIC EMPORIUM, 501 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK. / Negative by BRADY & CO., Washington
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