Photographs of John Wilkes Booth to Isabel Sumner

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Title

Photographs of John Wilkes Booth to Isabel Sumner

Description

John Wilkes Booth gives Isabel Sumner four photographs of himself in a variety of poses. In one photo Booth is seated, holding a cane. On the reverse side of this photo Booth writes: "Yours with affection J. Wilkes Booth." A second offers a left side profile; a third with Booth standing while wearing a coat; and a fourth with Booth standing by a column. All four photographs are encapsulated.

Creator

Case & Getchell; C.D. Fredericks & Co.; Silsbee, Case & Company

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1862, 1863

Format

jpeg

Language

en

Identifier

300547
T1864.06.07A-D-JWB

Original Format

photograph
2 p

Physical Dimensions

11 x 6 cm