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"Assassination of President Lincoln", 1865
New York Herald; New York City, New York
Ink on pa…
Assassination of President Lincoln
"Assassination of President Lincoln", 1865
New York Herald; New York City, New York
Ink on pa…
"Assassination of President Lincoln", 1865 New York Herald; New York City, New York Ink on paper; 22 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. 8598 Gift of Charles A. Robinson

Assassination of President Lincoln

ClassificationsPrinted Materials-periodicals-newspapers
Publisher New York Herald
DateApril 15, 1865
Made AtNew York City, New York, United States, North America
MediumPaper and ink
Dimensions22 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (56.5 × 38.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles A. Robinson
Object number8598
DescriptionCopy of The New York Herald newspaper from April 15, 1865 containing news of the assassination of President Lincoln. In 1890 P.A. Robinson bought out a store which was doing business during the Civil War. He found this issue among old papers and believed it to be original.
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