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The House Where Lincoln Died, Washington, D. C.
- Creator:
- A. C. Bosselman
- Location:
- New York, New York; Germany
- Origin Date:
- 1909-1915
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0536
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This tinted postcard features an exterior view of the Petersen Boarding House where President Abraham Lincoln was taken after he was shot at Ford's Theatre on the night of April 14, 1865. The caption and the number 6341 are printed along the bottom edge of the image. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum