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Followed John Wiles Booth's escape route from Ford's Theater in Washington DC after shooting President Lincoln, to the location of his capture & death in VA 12 days later. Also to an isolated area w/ small gravestone marking his burial Native American History, Lincoln Movie, Virginia Attractions, Presidential History, Summer Reading Lists, Civil War Photos

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Followed John Wiles Booth's escape route from Ford's Theater in Washington DC after shooting President Lincoln, to the location of his capture & death in VA 12 days later. Also to an isolated area w/ small gravestone marking his burial

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Edwin Booth, one of the most admired actors of the 19th century. Older brother of John Wilkes Booth, he saved Robert Todd Lincoln's life when Lincoln fell on the train tracks at a station in New Jersey at the height of the Civil War. EDWIN BOOTH 1864 Old Pictures, Old Photos, Vintage Photos, Vintage Photographs, Robert Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Old West

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Edwin Booth, one of the most admired actors of the 19th century. Older brother of John Wilkes Booth, he saved Robert Todd Lincoln's life when Lincoln fell on the train tracks at a station in New Jersey at the height of the Civil War. EDWIN BOOTH 1864

Actor Edwin Booth and family - brother of John Wilkes - it was said that NO ONE in the Booth family EVER spoke the name of John Wilkes EVER again. Mystery Of History, Edwin Booth, War Image, People Of Interest

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Actor Edwin Booth and family - brother of John Wilkes - it was said that NO ONE in the Booth family EVER spoke the name of John Wilkes EVER again.

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Edwin Booth as Iago | Edwin Booth and the Booth Family | Pinterest ...

Edwin Booth as King Henry VIII from Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. Photograph, late 19th century. Folger Shakespeare Library. #Shakespeare Wives Of Henry Viii, King Henry Viii, Glenda Jackson, Elisabeth I, Tudor Dynasty, Theatre Reviews, Plantagenet, Shakespeare Plays

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Edwin Booth as King Henry VIII from Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. Photograph, late 19th century. Folger Shakespeare Library. #Shakespeare

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In 1869 John Wilkes Booth's body was exhumed and finally placed in Green Mountain Cemetery with other family members. It was the decision of Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth's brother, to have his brother buried in an unmarked grave. He was quoted as saying "Let it remain as it is - unmarked." Cemetery Headstones, Old Cemeteries, Famous Tombstones, Famous Graves, Culture War, Famous Stars

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In 1869 John Wilkes Booth's body was exhumed and finally placed in Green Mountain Cemetery with other family members. It was the decision of Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth's brother, to have his brother buried in an unmarked grave. He was quoted as saying "Let it remain as it is - unmarked."

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Beth Price artist

Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth. He also saved the life of Robert Lincoln in 1864/65 when he pulled him to safety from a train in New Jersey. World History, Greatest Presidents

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Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth. He also saved the life of Robert Lincoln in 1864/65 when he pulled him to safety from a train in New Jersey.

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Edwin Booth as Hamlet - 1880s Meteor Shower, Painting, Shakespeare, War, Theatres, Painting Art

Edwin Booth as Hamlet - 1880s

John Singer Sargent - Edwin Booth (detail), 1890 - Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas John Singer Sargent, Sargent Art, Mime Face Paint, Beaux Arts Paris, Impressionist Artists, Oil Portrait, Traditional Paintings, Western Art

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John Singer Sargent - Edwin Booth (detail), 1890 - Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

Robert Lincoln the son of Abraham Lincoln, was waiting to board a crowded train when the train lurched forward and he fell between the platform and the body of the passenger car he was trying to board. But before harm came, he was seized by the collar and yanked to the platform. His rescuer was Edwin Booth the brother of the man that would soon kill President Lincoln.

Robert Lincoln the son of Abraham Lincoln, was waiting to board a crowded train when the train lurched forward and he fell between the platform and the body of the passenger car he was trying to board. But before harm came, he was seized by the collar and yanked to the platform. His rescuer was Edwin Booth the brother of the man that would soon kill President Lincoln.

Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth. In 1864 or 1865, at a train station in New Jersey, he saved the life of Robert Todd Lincoln. Standing on a crowded platform, in the hustle and bustle, Robert was pushed against the train; It began to pull forward, and he nearly fell on the tracks below. Booth yanked him back up to safety. Robert thanked the famous actor by name. Booth did not learn whom he had rescued until later. This comforted him after the assassination of the President. Famous Outlaws, Interesting Faces, Interesting History, Research Images

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Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth. In 1864 or 1865, at a train station in New Jersey, he saved the life of Robert Todd Lincoln. Standing on a crowded platform, in the hustle and bustle, Robert was pushed against the train; It began to pull forward, and he nearly fell on the tracks below. Booth yanked him back up to safety. Robert thanked the famous actor by name. Booth did not learn whom he had rescued until later. This comforted him after the assassination of the President.

Edwin Booth Grossman, grandson of Edwin Booth. Mountain View Cemetery, Victorian Mens Clothing, Southern Style, Fashion History, Historical Photos

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Edwin Booth Grossman, grandson of Edwin Booth.

Edwin Booth made his stage debut in1848 in the play Richard lll. Star Pics, Star Pictures, Silent Film Stars

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Edwin Booth made his stage debut in1848 in the play Richard lll.

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Thomas Hicks (American, 1823-1890) Edwin Booth as Iago | Sale Number 2615B, Lot Number 509 | Skinner Auctioneers Paint Booth, Historical Association, Set Design Theatre, National Portrait Gallery, William Shakespeare, Figure Painting, Figurative

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Thomas Hicks (American, 1823-1890) Edwin Booth as Iago | Sale Number 2615B, Lot Number 509 | Skinner Auctioneers

Painting of Edwin Booth, American actor, 1833 – 1893, performing “Hamlet” at the age of 30, by Gabriel Harrison Composers, American Actors, Painters, Gabriel, Lincoln, Mothers

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Painting of Edwin Booth, American actor, 1833 – 1893, performing “Hamlet” at the age of 30, by Gabriel Harrison

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Mary Ann Holmes– 1840s. The Booth family was an English-American theatrical family of the 19th century. Its most famous and well known members were Edwin Booth, one of the leading actors of his day, and John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. The patriarch was Junius Brutus Booth, a London-born lawyer's son who eventually became an actor . Booth abandoned his wife and their young son in 1821 and ran off to the United States with Mary Ann Holmes, a London flower girl. American Girl, Antique Pictures, Historical Pictures, Black And White Portraits, Black And White Pictures

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Mary Ann Holmes– 1840s. The Booth family was an English-American theatrical family of the 19th century. Its most famous and well known members were Edwin Booth, one of the leading actors of his day, and John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. The patriarch was Junius Brutus Booth, a London-born lawyer's son who eventually became an actor . Booth abandoned his wife and their young son in 1821 and ran off to the United States with Mary Ann Holmes, a London flower girl.

Signed Carte de Visite of Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin, J. Wilkes Booth. Ironically, Edwin had an incident in saving Robert Lincoln's life, when in 1863 Robert slipped off a train platform between the platform and car body. Lincoln, being helpless to save himself from being crushed, was seized by Booth by Lincoln's collar and pulled up to safety. Robert would tell this story many times the rest of his life. Ironic. Tapestry Of Grace, Train Platform

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Signed Carte de Visite of Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin, J. Wilkes Booth. Ironically, Edwin had an incident in saving Robert Lincoln's life, when in 1863 Robert slipped off a train platform between the platform and car body. Lincoln, being helpless to save himself from being crushed, was seized by Booth by Lincoln's collar and pulled up to safety. Robert would tell this story many times the rest of his life. Ironic.

Robert Lincoln, in a 1909 letter to Century Magazine, tells the tale of being saved from injury by Edwin Booth, brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Robert Lincoln’s father, Abraham. Captain Scott, John Hay, Car Places, Othello, America

Robert Lincoln, in a 1909 letter to Century Magazine, tells the tale of being saved from injury by Edwin Booth, brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Robert Lincoln’s father, Abraham.