The Lincoln Chair- I was there!

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(05-16-2015 01:05 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Wonderful post, Bill. Do you know if the Henry Ford Museum explains to the visitors that the dark stain on the red upholstery on the back of the chair is due to soiling from the hair pomade that was fashionable for men at the time (and not President Lincoln's blood)?

That is very interesting Roger! We were never told what the stain was from when we reviewed the assassination in school. I knew that he slumped forward after being shot, so it couldn't have been blood. I couldn't make sense of what the stain was. Now I know!