Ford's Theater, Lincoln Assassination
A single soldier stands guard over the empty theatre in which Lincoln was killed. This photograph, taken the day after the murder, were recently presented to the Illinois State Historical Library by Gideon Stanton, grandson of LIncoln's secretary of war. Previously unpublished
Picture No
13344836
Media ID
47785198
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3024px x 3851px
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© New York Public Library / Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
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