Memories of Lincoln
On the night of April 14, 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot through this doorway at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. during the third act of “Our American Cousin”. He was severely wounded and died from his injuries the following morning.
As the United States prepares to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the assassination, the presidential box used by Lincoln and his guests is arranged just as it was on that fateful night.
A giant bust of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln by artist David Adickes sits in a field outside of Williston, North Dakota.
A visitor touches a mould of Lincoln's face at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
Lincoln's blood-stained gloves that were tucked into his coat pocket at the time of his assassination are displayed at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
A visitor views an exhibit about Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Uncut sheets of U.S. five-dollar bills with the image of Lincoln are inspected through a magnifying glass at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington.
A young woman talks on the phone outside the Lincoln Waffle Shop across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington.
Michael Naylor sits behind the counter of his antique store, Abe's Old Hat, across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.
An actor dressed as Lincoln plays soccer with young fans on the National Mall.
Joseph Atkin wears a Statue of Liberty costume as he promotes Liberty Tax services in front of a statue of Lincoln in Chicago, Illinois.
A sign on the side of power plant in Springfield advertises the city's tourist attractions.
Lincoln presenter and historian John Voehl arrives to give a history lecture dressed as Lincoln at Vista del Monte retirement community in Santa Barbara, California.
Voehl, dressed as Lincoln, gives a history lecture to students at Goleta Valley Junior High School.
A prop showing the reward offered for John Wilkes Booth is seen after Voehl gave a history lecture to students at Vandenberg Middle School at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
A one cent U.S. coin depicts Lincoln.
A hand coloured 1870 lithographic print by Gibson & Co. shows John Wilkes Booth shooting U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Major Henry Rathbone rushes to try to stop Booth as Rathbone's fiancee Clara Harris (L) and first lady Mary Todd Lincoln (2nd L) look on.
