Ford's Theatre Lincoln assassination 11x14 Framed Photo Color Civil War -02961

  
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The photograph will be printed on Archival Photo Paper. Matted with a white 2 wide mat. Framed in a Mahogany frame with a classic 1 1/2 bead on the inside edge.

With matting and framing, your 11 x 14 image measures 18 x 21. We provide quality images with colors that are historically accurate. Our goal is for each image to look as if it had been taken today. How Do We Do It? We start by digitally removing the image of damage to create a "clean" image.

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It has been restored and tinted by the internationally known color artist and author of "Restoring and Tinting Vintage Images", David Richardson. This is a custom item that is being handcrafted for your order. President's box, Ford's Theatre. Washington, District of Columbia; April 1865.

Here, Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865. In the Box, Lincoln & his wife Mary were seated on the right with Henry Rathbone & his fiancé Clara Harris seated on the left. Proprietor John Ford had a rocking chair, now referred to as the "Lincoln Chair", moved into the Box for Lincoln's comfort. The Box was decorated with borrowed flags in honor of Lincoln's twelfth visit. American flags were reportedly in short supply in the capital, and it is well established that the theater borrowed flags to decorate the Presidential box.

The borrowed blue Treasury Guard regimental flag was hung from a staff fixed to the pillar between the two boxes. It was this flag that tripped John Wilkes Booth. The regimental flag has also been identified as being in the grasp of the President when he was shot. Eyewitness accounts from the theater corroborate this story, with several stating that the flags obscured Lincoln's view, and one witness specifically testifying that he saw Lincoln holding the drapery out of his way just before the shooting. A re-creation of the full decoration of the box was set up on April 17, 1865, and recorded in photographs taken by the firm of Mathew Brady.

The item "Ford's Theatre Lincoln assassination 11x14 Framed Photo Color Civil War -02961" is in sale since Friday, September 20, 2013. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Tintypes". The seller is "historyincolor" and is located in Los Angeles, CA.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Original/Reprint: Reprint
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Signed?: Unsigned
• Date of Creation: Pre-1950
• Photo Type: Negative
• Subject: Military & Political
• Color: Color
• Framing: Matted & Framed
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: 18" x 21"
• Region of Origin: US
• Country of Manufacture: United States