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This ‘Wanted’ poster for the Lincoln assassination goes on display at Harvard. - Carolyn Mitchell - 03-20-2017 11:06 PM
Perfect timing for me. I will be visiting the Harvard University’s Houghton Library during my vacation to do research on the Booth family. They have a collection of photographs I'm checking out. Will definitely look for the wanted poster.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/03/20/rare-wanted-poster-printed-after-lincoln-assassination-display-harvard/eTtK1FkT8NzediC0veWozL/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter
RE: This ‘Wanted’ poster for the Lincoln assassination goes on display at Harvard. - BettyO - 03-21-2017 04:09 AM
Quote: They have a collection of photographs I'm checking out. Will definitely look for the wanted poster.
Major thing wrong with the Harvard Poster - the photo of Herold on this one was taken by Gardner on board the monitor AFTER Booth's death and Herold's capture!
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RE: This ‘Wanted’ poster for the Lincoln assassination goes on display at Harvard. - L Verge - 03-21-2017 09:26 AM
(03-21-2017 04:09 AM)BettyO Wrote:Quote: They have a collection of photographs I'm checking out. Will definitely look for the wanted poster.
Major thing wrong with the Harvard Poster - the photo of Herold on this one was taken by Gardner on board the monitor AFTER Booth's death and Herold's capture!
The accompanying text explains that: The photographs of the suspects on Harvard’s copy were “tipped-in” after their captures, said Stauffer, possibly by Wendell or a previous owner.
“Someone, whether the donor or someone else, got his hands on this broadside and said, ‘This is unfinished, I have photographs, or I’ll acquire photographs of these suspects and I’ll tip them in myself,” he explained.
RE: This ‘Wanted’ poster for the Lincoln assassination goes on display at Harvard. - RJNorton - 03-21-2017 09:27 AM
Since 1996 I have received quite a few emails from students whose teachers mistakenly teach the pupils that there was a $100,000 reward for Booth alone. The others are ignored.