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Creator Role

photographer; printer

Description

The black and white Carte de Visite features an artist's conception of John Wilkes Booth being tempted by the Devil

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1865

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

Verso: LEWIS J. POWERS, / Dealer in / Books, Stationery, Notions, / Photograph Albums, / Pictures and Picture Frames, / No. 90 Main Street, / SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

Subjects

Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination

Work Type

carte de visite

Class

CDVs

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

5099

Digital ID

FVW_05099

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

John Wilkes Booth Tempted by the Devil

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