Violin

Carol M. Highsmith

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

A violin believed to have been played during the performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. During that performance, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

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Title: Violin
Creator: Carol M. Highsmith
Location: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Subject Keywords: Lincoln Assasination, Violin, President Lincoln, US President, Assassination, Abraham Lincoln, Music, Our American Cousin, Performance, John Wilkes Booth, 1865
Type: Physical Object
Original Source: Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, FOTH 7816
External Link: "Our American Cousin", Library of Congress
Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith

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Carol M. Highsmith Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Music Violin

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