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Peterson House, Washington D.C., Photo

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After he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln was taken across the street to the boarding house of William A. Peterson. Throughout the night, doctors tended to the President, but he was pronounced dead at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865.

Source and Copyright

CreatorCarol M. Highsmith
MediumColor Photograph
SourceLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
CollectionHighsmith (Carol M.) Archive
NumberLC-DIG-highsm-04832
CopyrightPublic Domain
DisclaimerCourtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction on the publication of this image.
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