Capture and death of John Wilkes Booth, near Port Royal, Virginia, April 26, 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, October 3, 2013.
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engraving
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No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The killing of Booth, the assassin - The dying murderer drawn from the barn where he had taken refuge, on Garrett's Farm, near Port Royal, VA., April 26, 1865. - From a sketch by an eye-witness.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 13, 1865, 113.

John Wilkes Booth leaping to the stage, Ford's Theater, Washington, DC, April 14, 1865, artist's impression, further detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Assassination of President Lincoln - The murderer leaping upon the stage, and catching his spur in the flag which hung before the President's box. - From a sketch by our Special Artist, Albert Berghaus.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 6, 1865, 097.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 

John Wilkes Booth leaping to the stage, Ford's Theater, Washington, DC, April 14, 1865, artist's impression, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Assassination of President Lincoln - The murderer leaping upon the stage, and catching his spur in the flag which hung before the President's box. - From a sketch by our Special Artist, Albert Berghaus.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 6, 1865, 097.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 

John Wilkes Booth leaping to the stage, Ford's Theater, Washington, DC, April 14, 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Assassination of President Lincoln - The murderer leaping upon the stage, and catching his spur in the flag which hung before the President's box. - From a sketch by our Special Artist, Albert Berghaus.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 6, 1865, 097.

Assassination of President Lincoln, Ford's Theater, Washington, DC, April 14, 1865, artist's impression, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Assassination of President Lincoln in his private box at Ford's Theatre, Washington, April 14.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 29, 1865, 081.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 

Assassination of President Lincoln, Ford's Theater, Washington, DC, April 14, 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Assassination of President Lincoln in his private box at Ford's Theatre, Washington, April 14.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 29, 1865, 081.

Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed, 10th Street, Washington, DC, April 14-15, 1865, artist's impression, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The dying moments of President Lincoln, at Washington, Saturday morning, April 15.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 29, 1865, 088-089.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.

Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed, 10th Street, Washington, DC, April 14-15, 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The dying moments of President Lincoln, at Washington, Saturday morning, April 15.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 29, 1865, 088-089.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here.

Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed, 10th Street, Washington, DC, April 14-15, 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 22, 2013.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The dying moments of President Lincoln, at Washington, Saturday morning, April 15.
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 29, 1865, 088-089.

Autopsy of John Wilkes Booth, aboard the U.S.S. Montauk, Washington, D.C., April 27, 1865, artist's impression, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, October 2, 2013
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Post-Mortem examination of Booth's body aboard the monitor "Montauk."
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 13, 1865, p. 293.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 
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