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1865

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Private box in Ford's Theater, which is still festooned w. American flag & pic of US Pres. George Washington to indicate its use as President's Box, prob. around time Pres. Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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  • Date: 1865
  • Location: Washington, DC, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Buildings, Murder, Theater, Interiors, Us, Crime, Booth, John Wilkes, 1865, George Washington, Lincoln, Abraham, 1860s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_174531
  • Credits: NATIONAL ARCHIVES
LIFE Photo Collection

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