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1901 Photo of John Wilkes Booth's Grave
05-25-2013, 05:26 AM
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1901 Photo of John Wilkes Booth's Grave
Bob Cook sent this 1901 photo of Booth's grave. It's from Leslie’s Weekly Illustrated – May 18, 1901.

The photo has an interesting caption at the bottom...


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05-25-2013, 05:54 AM
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And his children?

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05-25-2013, 07:28 AM
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I'm sure it means Junius Brutus Booth and HIS children....but it's still worded oddly.....

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05-25-2013, 08:31 AM
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Or, someone got the story confused when the Booth children that died young were moved from Tudor Hall and buried on top of him.
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05-25-2013, 10:07 AM
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Interesting Article:

http://ideas.time.com/2013/05/07/unwante...lkes-booth

Are there any accounts i.e. newpapers, or other sources of who attended JWB burial in his family plot?
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05-25-2013, 12:03 PM
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On June, 26, 1869, Mary Ann Booth and her children Edwin, Junius, Rosalie and Joseph, (Asia did not attend) buried Booth in the family plot, surrounded by a "large group of relatives and friends". The pallbearers were actor friends, but I don't remember any names. The minister was Rev. Fleming James.

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05-25-2013, 01:27 PM
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And Rev. James was quickly dismissed as priest of his parish.

I had never seen reference to the suggestion that Booth be buried at the threshold to Ford's so that everyone would walk on his grave. Interesting idea.
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05-25-2013, 03:56 PM
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One of the better accounts of the reburial, aside from primary sources, is Bryan's Great American Myth, pp. 310-315.
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05-25-2013, 04:51 PM
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Tom, thanks for mentioning Bryan's book. It is one of my favorites. I am amazed at the prices being asked for this book.
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05-25-2013, 05:12 PM
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And it's free for downloading and reading here: http://archive.org/details/greatamericanmyt00brya
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05-25-2013, 05:14 PM
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Those prices are ridiculous. We sell new copies at Surratt House for a lot less. And it is a great book.
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05-25-2013, 06:05 PM
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Thank you all for the information!

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05-28-2013, 07:33 AM
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I found my copy of Great American Myth (hardback) at a yard sale about 25 years ago for $5.00 - and it's autographed by Bryan!

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05-31-2013, 11:04 PM (This post was last modified: 05-31-2013 11:11 PM by Carolyn Mitchell.)
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(05-25-2013 05:26 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Bob Cook sent this 1901 photo of Booth's grave. It's from Leslie’s Weekly Illustrated – May 18, 1901.

The photo has an interesting caption at the bottom...


[Image: boothgrave.jpg]

I could have sworn I saw this listing on ebay recently
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05-31-2013, 11:24 PM
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(05-31-2013 11:04 PM)Carolyn Mitchell Wrote:  I could have sworn I saw this listing on ebay recently

You probably did, Carolyn. I did, too. Bob finds things on eBay and shares them.
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