Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865 – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865 brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865
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The date in this picture's title marks the morning Abraham Lincoln died, a little over nine hours after John Wilkes Booth shot him at Ford's theater in Washington on the night of April 14, 1865. Lincoln had been carried across the street to the Petersen House, where he lay diagonally in a small back bedroom too short for his frame, and the scene drew crowds of cabinet members, military officers, and family. Printmakers and painters rushed out images like this one to a grieving public, so the picture reflects both the event and the national mourning that followed. It is worth looking at who is present and how the room is arranged, since such pictures often shaped how Americans remembered the president's last hours.
| Original scan | 3,672 × 2,630 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | L-D-3 |
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