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What was Booth wearing?
12-11-2013, 09:45 PM
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What was Booth wearing?
Greetings fellow Symposiumites,

I'm trying to determine, to the best of our ability, what clothing John Wilkes Booth was wearing when he assassinated Lincoln and then escaped for 12 days. I'm hoping you guys might provide me with a sense of direction as to where to look for this information. I understand that there may be differing accounts as to his apparel, but any and all ideas or sources that you might know of would be appreciated. Some day in the near future I am hoping to get myself a set of Civil War era clothing and, if I'm already going to be spending the $$$ for the clothes, I'd like them to at least resemble the clothing of the assassin. This would come especially in handy come April when I'm hoping to recreate his time in the pine thicket.

Also, for the 19th century fashionistas on the forum, could you give me a basic education on what a gentleman like Booth would be likely to have been wearing underneath his "top layer" of clothes? What were the undergarments of the day that I will need to have for authenticity and warmth?
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What was Booth wearing? - Dave Taylor - 12-11-2013 09:45 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Tom Bogar - 12-11-2013, 10:59 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Dave Taylor - 12-12-2013, 08:24 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - irshgrl500 - 12-12-2013, 01:23 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - J. Beckert - 12-12-2013, 07:14 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - BettyO - 12-12-2013, 07:23 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - LincolnMan - 12-12-2013, 07:24 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Dave Taylor - 12-12-2013, 08:50 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - JMadonna - 12-12-2013, 08:04 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Gene C - 12-12-2013, 08:45 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - J. Beckert - 12-12-2013, 08:47 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - LincolnMan - 12-12-2013, 09:22 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-12-2013, 10:38 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Gene C - 12-12-2013, 11:11 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - irshgrl500 - 12-13-2013, 02:43 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-13-2013, 08:38 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - LincolnMan - 12-12-2013, 11:25 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 01:11 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Dave Taylor - 12-12-2013, 02:19 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 02:17 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - RJNorton - 12-12-2013, 02:41 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 02:33 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Dave Taylor - 12-12-2013, 02:36 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 02:39 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rsmyth - 12-12-2013, 02:57 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Jim Garrett - 12-15-2013, 09:39 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Dave Taylor - 12-12-2013, 04:44 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 05:34 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-12-2013, 06:08 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - LincolnMan - 12-12-2013, 06:46 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 06:52 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - J. Beckert - 12-12-2013, 07:14 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 08:05 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-12-2013, 07:28 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - J. Beckert - 12-12-2013, 08:07 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-12-2013, 08:09 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Gene C - 12-13-2013, 09:32 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - Rick Smith - 12-13-2013, 11:19 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-13-2013, 09:34 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - irshgrl500 - 12-14-2013, 04:17 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - RJNorton - 12-13-2013, 11:15 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - LincolnMan - 12-13-2013, 02:37 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-13-2013, 03:16 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - RJNorton - 12-14-2013, 04:53 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - RJNorton - 12-14-2013, 09:23 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - irshgrl500 - 12-14-2013, 09:59 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - J. Beckert - 12-14-2013, 11:33 AM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-14-2013, 12:22 PM
RE: What was Booth wearing? - L Verge - 12-16-2013, 08:53 AM

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