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04-02-2014, 11:43 AM
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(04-02-2014 06:17 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Looking at the picture on the Ford blog site caused me to wonder if we know what the colors were in 1865. What were the colors of the curtains, the walls, etc? We are so used to seeing the black and white photos that it seems natural.

There are remnants of the wallpaper and curtains that have survived. Those and Brady's photos were used during the initial restoration.

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Ford's Theatre Blog - Tom Bogar - 03-31-2014, 08:55 PM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - Gene C - 03-31-2014, 09:08 PM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - Tom Bogar - 03-31-2014, 10:17 PM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - STS Lincolnite - 03-31-2014, 09:44 PM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - L Verge - 04-01-2014, 09:46 AM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - LincolnMan - 04-02-2014, 06:17 AM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - J. Beckert - 04-02-2014 11:43 AM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - Gene C - 04-02-2014, 08:18 AM
RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - LincolnMan - 04-02-2014, 08:55 AM
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RE: Ford's Theatre Blog - J. Beckert - 04-03-2014, 09:11 AM

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