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Chair occupied by Pres. Lincoln, Ford’s Theater, Photo

About This Image

 This is the chair that President Lincoln was sitting in on April 14, 1865 while he was watching a play at Ford’s Theater. He was still sitting in it when John Wilkes Booth entered the President’s box and mortally shot him.

Source and Copyright

MediumBlack and White Photograph
SourceLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
CollectionCivil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints
NumberLC-B813- 1939 A [P&P]
CopyrightPublic Domain
DisclaimerCourtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction on the publication of this image.
Image ManipulationCopied from source.