(03-27-2018 09:20 PM)Dennis Urban Wrote:  The Ulke brothers, Henry and Julius, who were boarding at the Petersen House actually took two deathbed images. When viewing the two images, the chair at the head of the bed is moved somewhat; enough to easily see the differences in the photos. The bloody pillow may also have been moved a slight bit. Look for the bedpost above the pillow in each image. The angle is also slightly different. One can google "Ulke Lincoln deathbed photos" and they will come up side by side. The comparison is interesting. While Julius is generally credited with taking the images, it was Henry who continued in the well into 1866 and perhaps beyond. He maintained a studio at 278 Pennsylvania Avenue. The backmark only contains Henry's full name and not that of Julius. I do not know their history but I suspect Julius may have been out of the business by that time.

(03-28-2018 06:48 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(03-27-2018 09:20 PM)Dennis Urban Wrote:  The Ulke brothers, Henry and Julius, who were boarding at the Petersen House actually took two deathbed images. When viewing the two images, the chair at the head of the bed is moved somewhat; enough to easily see the differences in the photos. The bloody pillow may also have been moved a slight bit. Look for the bedpost above the pillow in each image. The angle is also slightly different. One can google "Ulke Lincoln deathbed photos" and they will come up side by side. The comparison is interesting. While Julius is generally credited with taking the images, it was Henry who continued in the well into 1866 and perhaps beyond. He maintained a studio at 278 Pennsylvania Avenue. The backmark only contains Henry's full name and not that of Julius. I do not know their history but I suspect Julius may have been out of the business by that time.

Thanks, Dennis. In the Wikipedia article on Henry Ulke it says, "His New York Times obituary says, "Henry Ulke, whose portraits of Presidents and Cabinet Ministers at Washington gained for him the soubriquet of 'Painter of Presidents,' died ... as the result of a fall at his home... He was 89 years old. Mr. Ulke was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, and at the time of the assassination the dying President was carried into the famous Tenth Street house, where he was boarding."

Personally, I have not read that Lincoln and Ulke ever met, let alone were friends.

Has anyone read that Lincoln and Ulke were friends?

(03-29-2018 10:30 AM)Steve Wrote:  Perhaps the obituary writer was thinking of Robert Todd Lincoln.

(03-27-2018 05:03 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  What remains, if anything, from the stuff that was found in George Atzerodt's room at the Kirkwood House?

a black coat
a pistol, loaded and capped
a bank-book of J. Wilkes Booth showing a credit of $455
a map of Virginia
a handkerchief marked ''Mary R. E. Booth"
another handkerchief marked " F. M." or " F. A." Nelson
another handkerchief with the letter "H" in the corner
an envelope with the frank of the Hon. John Conness
a pair of new gauntlets
a colored handkerchief
three boxes of Colt cartridges
a piece of licorice
a toothbrush
a brass spur
a pair of socks
two collars
a large bowie knife

(03-30-2018 08:26 PM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  the map of Virginia, toothbrush, and large Bowie Knife are still in the foth collection. The foth collection has lots of knives.

(03-31-2018 12:00 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Also thought you would enjoy knowing that this site: https://www.fords.org/for-teachers/teaching-resources/?page=1&type=artifacts lists Booth as having been shot at Boston Corbett's barn. Please note that it is an NPS site for Ford's Theatre...