Sharing White House History about Abraham Lincoln
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Illustration of John Wilkes Booth fleeing
- Date of Work
- May 6, 1965
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Illustration of John Wilkes Booth fleeing
The assassination of President Lincoln as illustrated in publications of the day. This print, showing John Wilkes Booth's leap from the box was less familiar, but also printed for a public hungry for illustration of the event.
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