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Photographs of John Wilkes Booth's Girlfriends

Ford's Theatre

Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States

Photographs carried by President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, at the time of his capture. The women included Booth’s supposed secret fiancée, Lucy Hale, and four actress friends: Alice Grey, Effie Germon, Fannie Brown, and Helen Western. Lucy Hale was the daughter of Senator John P. Hale, a well-known abolitionist.

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  • Title: Photographs of John Wilkes Booth's Girlfriends
  • Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
  • Subject Keywords: Photographs, Photographs of Booth's Girlfriends, Photos, Photograph of Alice Grey, John Wilckes Booth Girlfriend, Lincoln Assasination, Lincoln's Assassination, President Lincoln, US President, Assassination, Abraham Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, 1865
  • Type: Document
  • Original Source: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site - FOTH 549, 550, 551, 552, 553
  • Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith
Ford's Theatre

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