John Wilkes Booth's Keys

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

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, owned this set of keys. Union soldiers recovered the set after his capture on April 26, 1865.

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Title: John Wilkes Booth's Keys
Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Subject Keywords: Lincoln Assassination, US President, Assassination, Abraham Lincoln, Keys, Ford's Theatre, Union soldiers, John Wilkes Booth, 1865, President Lincoln
Type: Physical Object
Original Source: Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, FOTH 3240
Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith

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