Booth/St. Helens 1904 facial comparison

[M J Ray]

Thanks so much. I DID contact both Georgetown and San Angelo.
Georgetown access is closed due to Covid, but I am on a list to be notified when services become available.
San Angelo is closed and in storage due to construction of a new facility.- For another year.....
SiGH, But thanks so much for your info. I will check out that link to the index....


M. J. - I extend my welcome to you as well.

I passed your inquiry along to Colleen Puterbaugh, the Collections Manager and Archivist at the James O. Research Center at the Surratt House Museum in Clinton, MD. This was Colleen's response:


Though the Surratt House Museum isn’t open to the public, the staff is still working per usual. At the James O. Hall Research Center, in the Hall files, there is an entire file drawer devoted to David E George/ St. Helen. I did locate the file that contains copies of some (all?) of the affidavits in the Swaim Collection. One note says they are from Box 10 in that collection. A full collection list is also included. That was in the 1990’s, now of course that is all online. You can find the contents listing for box 10 here- https://findingaids.library.georgetown.e...ts/1292476
See “Collection Organization” on the right hand side, you can click any of those to explore the collection more fully. The papers in general are here, for all the boxes therein. https://findingaids.library.georgetown.e...rces/10551

Their main website does say that the Library will open effective August 26, and that many services remain available online. To put in a request for items in a box or probably to have one of their librarians do more research for you, there is a button to “request” at the top.

I say all this because, unfortunately, I cannot duplicate the materials to send to you. The restrictions from the Georgetown Library are very clearly printed on the materials. You will have to obtain duplicates directly from the records’ repository. If you could come to our site, they can be viewed in person. But of course, that is not possible due to distance or COVID restrictions. So hopefully if you reach out to the GU Special Collections again, this time they’ll be able to assist. Good luck!

Colleen Walter Puterbaugh

Collections Manager/ Archivist

James O. Hall Research Center

Surratt House Museum
9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735
Department of Parks and Recreation
The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
history.pgparks.com
301.868.6185
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(04-18-2014 08:28 AM)Craig Hipkins Wrote:  Wow, They do look quite similar! However, I believe Booth's hairline would have receded somewhat. Does anyone know how old St. Helen was when that photograph was taken? I believe that Francis Wilson included it in his book published in the 1920s. He probably got it from Bates, but I have never seen an original copy of Bates book so I am not sure if he included it in there or not.

Craig

I believe Bates mentions that St. Helen gave him the photo. If so, it had to be taken before 1876 which is when "Saint" left Granbury. So he would have been 10 years past the assassination give or take. Booth was born I think in 1838 so he would have been 37 or 38.