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08-14-2013, 05:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-14-2013 05:13 PM by Anita.)
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RE: The Bloody Pillow Case
I took this photo at the Reagan Library Lincoln exhibit. Note the black marks. " Bloodied Pillow -This simple hand sewn feather pillow with a cover of blue and white ticking was where Lincoln last laid his head."
The pillow shown in the exhibit catalog has no black marks on it.(I'm waiting for a call back on why it appears to be a different pillow)It states it's from the Peterson House, Ford's Theater, NPS. NY Times article Feb.9,1913 http://tinyurl.com/q9h333b shows the same pillow with the black marks that are in my photo. "The pillow shows some black marks besides the blood stains, which are supposed to have been made by a pair of rubber shoes worn by Mr. Lincoln the night of his murder which were bundled up with the bedclothes in the terrible confusion of the night." Did Lincoln wear rubber shoes that night? Is there another explanation for these marks? |
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