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Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Exterior, Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot

Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died

Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

The gun that killed Lincoln

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot

The room where Lincoln died

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing overcoat with fur collar.
Exterior, Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. is a popular historic site, operated by the National Park Service. It has been restored to its appearance April 14, 1865, the night that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The front parlor of the Petersen House is restored to its appearance on the night of April 14-15, 1865. The house is operated by the National Park Service and is open to the public.
Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Presidential Box at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. looks much the same today as it did on the night of April 14, 1865, when John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Seated, holding cane held in right hand between legs.
The gun that killed Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)On the evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth fired this small derringer into the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head, inflicting a mortal wound. Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's Theater. The gun is on exhibit at the Ford’s Theater Museum in Washington D.C., a National Park Service site.
Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John Wilkes Booth was wearing this boot the night that he shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington D. C. After shooting Lincoln and stabbing Major Rathbone, Booth leapt from the Presidential Box. Catching his foot on bunting draped on the front of the Presidential Box, he fell to the stage, breaking his left foot. The boot is on exhibit at the Ford’s Theater Muse...
The room where Lincoln died
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Petersen rooming house was across the street from Ford’s Theater. Lincoln was carried there after he was shot. He lived through the night and died early the next morning.

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Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Exterior, Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot

Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died

Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

The gun that killed Lincoln

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot

The room where Lincoln died

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Exterior, Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot

Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died

Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

The gun that killed Lincoln

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot

The room where Lincoln died