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RE: Edwin Booth Cigarette Cards
In my continuing research into the Bakers, Lafayette and Luther, I discovered that in 1849 Lafayette left Lansing, Michigan to head to California for the gold rush. Not finding any, he stayed in San Francisco and joined the Vigilantes. Guess who was a member of the same ward as Lafayette? None other than Junius Booth - the son, not the father. Junius the younger did not follow in the family business of acting. Perhaps this photo is of Junius' home rather than Edwin's.
Rick Brown
HistoryBuff.com
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