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Summary
Description Derringer gun John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.) Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C LCCN2010630695.tif |
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Derringer gun John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.] Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C
Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color. Notes: Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.; Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010:031).; Title from item; part of title from Ford's Theater Collection website.; Derringer: The gun John Wilkes Booth used to change American history was a .44-caliber pistol made by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia. One shot was all that Booth had. The gun was favored for its small size, it could easily be concealed inside a pocket. It fired a single, round lead ball, weighing nearly an ounce, and was most accurate at close range.; Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. |
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