Sale 205 Lot 1007

[ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION] FRONT PAGE COVERAGE FROM TWO NEWSPAPERS, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper April 29, 1865 and Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization April 29, 1865. Woodcut illustration of John Wilkes Booth delivering the fatal shot to Lincoln in the box at Ford's Theatre in Frank Leslies' while Harper's has three-quarter length illustration of the assassin with replica of his signature below the portrait. - Custom framed side-by-side, 29 in. x 21 1/4 in.
Collection of a Retired Journalist
Estimate $200-400