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
| Medium | Black and White Photograph |
| Source | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA |
| Collection | Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints |
| Number | LC-B813- 1939 A [P&P] |
| Copyright | Public Domain |
| Disclaimer | Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction on the publication of this image. |
| Image Manipulation | Copied from source. |