Framed CDV Original Photographs of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth

The special Abraham Lincoln photograph was shot for his 1864 Presidential campaign. The photographer was W.H. Abbott in Little Fall, New York and his mark is on the back of the picture along with an 1863 U.S Internal Revenue George Washington 2 cent first issue postage stamp. 

The John Wilkes Booth original photograph was shot by W. Ogilvie Photographer in Washington D.C.

Both photographs are approximately 4” in length and 2 ½” wide. After Booth shot Lincoln, he supposedly jumped onto Fords Theater's stage and yelled “Sic Semper Tyrannis!” (Thus always to tyrants). Twelve days later, the U.S. Army caught Booth in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia and many Americans mistakenly believe that Sergeant Jack Ruby ended Booth's life.

 A carte de visite (CDV) Photograph is mounted on a piece of card the size of a formal visiting card. The format was patented by a French photographer in 1854.