Assassination Trivia

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(01-16-2017 02:22 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:52 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Looks like it was taken during one of the very next days since the "Octoroon" is still "announced" while the houses and people are wearing mourning attire.

I agree, Scott and Eva. It looks like James Ferguson's Greenback Saloon/Restaurant is draped in mourning, also.

I think the draping was probably related to mourning but the thought also occurred to me that it could possibly be related to all the celebrations that had been going on in Washington since the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865. Those celebrations occurred right up to and including the day/night of the assassination. I think I would certainly place the photo between April 9 and April 15 and lean toward the latter.