Washington, D.C., President Lincoln's Box At Ford's Theater – Historic Print
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This historic photograph of Washington, D.C., President Lincoln's Box At Ford's Theater 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. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. 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.
Washington, D.C., President Lincoln's Box At Ford's Theater
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Few images in the Lincoln collection carry as much weight as this view of the presidential box at Ford's Theater, taken in April 1865 on a wet collodion glass negative. The box was the spot from which Abraham Lincoln watched a performance on the night of April 14, when John Wilkes Booth entered it and shot the president. Photographs made of the theater's interior so soon after the assassination are rare, and this one preserves the room as it looked in the days that followed, when the building was closed and the scene was being studied and recorded. Because the wet collodion process required long exposures and careful preparation, the image also reflects the technical limits of the period.
| Created / published | April, 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | negative, glass, wet collodion |
| Original scan | 4,649 × 4,899 px · prints to 15 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-D-14 |
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