John Wilkes Booth Being Shot CDV

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John Wilkes Booth Being Shot CDV, 1865, Ms2022-035, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Created in 1865, this CDV depicts John Wilkes Booth being shot on April 26, 1865, and is published by Hacker, Rhode Island, 1865. The drawing shows David Herold being captured outside the barn. On the verso is advertising for "Bicknell's Syrup", a cholera remedy, which contains description of a "purely vegetable" remedy for cholera prepared by Edward Sutton, Providence, Rhode Island, Demas Barnes & Co., as well as a testimony from wholesale dealer Benjamin Hall. Booth (1838-1865) assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865, towards the end of the American Civil War. At a barn in Virginia on April 26, Booth was killed and one of his conspirators, David Herold, was arrested. Herold was executed on July 7, 1865, alongside three other conspirators in the assassination plot.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John Wilkes Booth Being Shot CDV, 1865, Ms2022-035, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

Created in 1865, this CDV depicts John Wilkes Booth being shot on April 26, 1865, and is published by Hacker, Rhode Island, 1865. The drawing shows David Herold being captured outside the barn. On the verso is advertising for "Bicknell's Syrup", a cholera remedy, which contains description of a "purely vegetable" remedy for cholera prepared by Edward Sutton, Providence, Rhode Island, Demas Barnes & Co., as well as a testimony from wholesale dealer Benjamin Hall.

Biographical / historical:

This card depicts the events of April 26, 1865. John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865, towards the end of the American Civil War. At a barn in Virginia on April 26, 1865, Booth was killed and one of his conspirators, David Herold, was arrested for involvement in the plot. Herold was executed on July 7, 1865, alongside three other conspirators in the assassination plot.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2014.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Wilkes Booth Being Shot CDV was completed in August 2022.