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Graphic issue on Lincoln's assassination...
Graphic issue on Lincoln's assassination...
Item # 581063
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April 29, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1865
* The famous Abraham Lincoln assassination issue
* John Wilkes Booth cover
The front page has a large and dramatic illustration of "J. Wilkes Booth" plus a lengthy article headed: 'The Murder Of The President' making this a nice display issue.
Inside text articles are entitled "Abraham Lincoln", "President Johnson", "Mr. Seward", "Great Pan Is Dead" and "The Folly of Crime". A small illustration captioned: "Plan of the Box Occupied by President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, April 14, 1865" is shown also.
Also inside is a full page with two prints: "The Assassination Of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on the Night of April 14, 1865" with half showing Booth shooting Lincoln in the head, and the other half "The Assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre - After the Act" showing Booth leaping to the stage.
The very dramatic doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast shows Liberty weeping on Lincoln's coffin.
A full page engraving by Thomas Nast is of two illustrations" "The Eve of War" and "The Dawn of Peace". There is also an associated article in this issue.
Another page features a 1/3 illustration: "The Siege of Mobile - Wreck of the 'Osage' and the Monitor 'Milwaukee'", 1/3 page illustration: "Landing of the National Forces at the Mouth of Fish River, Below Mobile, March 23, 24, and 28th, 1865"; 1/6 page illustration: "Destruction of the Tin-Clad No. 48, April 1, 1865" and 1/6 page illustration: "Mushroom Anchor Torpedoes".
Complete in 16 pages and in much nicer condition than typically found.
Category: The Civil War
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