"Assassination of President Lincoln, April 14, 1865. Ford's Theatre Draped in Mourning."
"The Assassination of President Lincoln. On April 14, 1865, Mrs. Lincoln made up a theater party to see Laura Keene at Ford's Theater in 'Our American Cousin.' On arriving, the President was wildly cheered and the orchestra played 'Hail to the Chief!' During the third a...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/21845 |
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Photograph of an April 1865 newspaper account of the assasination of Abraham Lincoln.
by: Lollar's, Birmingham, Alabama - "Glorious News. Lincoln and Seward Assassinated! Lee Defeats Grant. Andy Johnson Inaugurated President."