Abraham Lincoln Related
Collection of Four John Wilkes Booth Related Items
c. 1860s, Collection of Four John Wilkes Booth Related Items, Very Fine.
This John Wilkes Booth grouping Includes;
1. c. 1862 Carte de Visite Photograph of Booth Seated, 2.25" x 4", Gutman #21, with Hoyt's New York Gallery backstamp, Booth sitting with cane, original by Silsbee & Case 1862, Ch. Very Fine.
2. c. 1860s Carte de Visite Photograph, 2.25" x 4", no backstamp, Booth standing with coat and cape, originally taken by Fredrick's, Scarce. Choice Very Fine.
3. c. 1860s, Booth Engraving, 6.75" x 9.75", engraver "Lanphear" below booth's left arm, Very Fine.
4. May 3, 1865-Dated, "Boston Semi-Weekly Advertiser", 21" x 29.5", 4 pages, some wear folds and splits, front page column reporting on the return of Booth's body from the Garrett Farm, and report on the future of Ford's Theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Booth, Fine. (4 items)