BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Ford's Theatre NHS (Museum)

DC -- Ford's Theatre NHS (Museum):

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Description of Pictures: Pre-opening tour of the new museum. (A lot of these photos are of signage. There's *lots* of signage! Which is good.)

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FORDSM_090711_133.JPG: A display on, of course, Lincoln's cabinet
2. FORDSM_090711_180.JPG: Bowie Knife and Case: Knife and case belonging to George Atzerodt and used as evidence during the trial. They were found during the course of investigations at the Kirkland Hotel. John Lee, one of the investigating police, testified at the trial: "Between the sheets and mattresses I found this large bowie-knife."
3. FORDSM_090711_226.JPG: Photographs: Photographs carried by Booth at the time of his capture. The women included Booth's fiancee, Lucy Hale, and four actress friends: Alice Grey, Effie German, Fannie Brown, and Helen Western. Lucy Hale was the daughter of Senator John P. Hale, a well-known abolitionist.
4. FORDSM_090711_236.JPG: Key: Key to Dr. Samuel Mudd's jail cell at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, Florida.
5. FORDSM_090711_263.JPG: Jail Cell Key: Key to Mary Surratt's jail cell at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary. Mary Surratt would become the first woman executed by the United States government.
6. FORDSM_090711_403.JPG: Parlor Number Six: During the 10 days leading up to his inauguration, Lincoln made his home in Willard's, Washington's grandest hotel. His trip cut short in Baltimore, the president-elect arrived abruptly in Washington on the morning of February 23. While the rest of his party headed to the dining room for a feast of Potomac shad, an exhausted Lincoln retired to Parlor Number Six. Lincoln was happier when his wife, Mary, and their two younger sons, Willie and Tad, arrived at Willard's that afternoon. General Winfield Scott, "The Grand Old Man of the Army," was the longest serving active duty general in American history. In 1861, at the age of 80, he remained General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army. Lincoln Plays Host: Parlor Six of Willard's Hotel was a busy place in the days leading up to Lincoln's inauguration. 80-year-old Winfield Scott, the hero of the War of 1812, came by to pay his respects to the president-elect. So did Lincoln's rival Stephen Douglas, as well as the mayor of Washington and a host of lobbyists arguing for or against potential Cabinet members. Peace Convention: On his first night in the capital, Lincoln entertained delegates from the Peace Convention. This group of mostly elderly men, representing 21 states, had convened in a last ditch attempt to avoid civil war. They pressed Lincoln to spell out his policies. The president-elect reminded them of his inauguration oath; to enforce existing laws and uphold the Constitution. What did he intend to do about Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, the last important southern military installation still in Union hands? At one point Lincoln reportedly offered to withdraw federal troops from Sumter -- if Virginia stayed in the Union. "A State for a fort is no bad business," he remarked. In truth, Lincoln had yet to make up his mind about Sumter.
7. FORDSM_090711_421.JPG: Knife and Case, Brass Knuckles, Artillery Goggles: When the Baltimore assassination plot was uncovered, Lincoln's friend and bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon offered the president-elect this knife, artillery, goggles, and brass knuckles. Detective Allan Pinkerton, charged with Lincoln's protection, disapproved, saying that he "would not for the world have it said that Mr. Lincoln had to enter the National Capital armed."
8. FORDSM_090711_425.JPG: Legendary image of Lincoln entering DC for his first inauguration
9. FORDSM_090711_435.JPG: Train station office recreation
10. FORDSM_090711_457.JPG: Office seekers
11. FORDSM_090711_525.JPG: Fragment of the flag that waved over Fort Sumter
12. FORDSM_090711_619.JPG: Paperweight: Bronze paperweight in the shape of a bird, used by Abraham Lincoln on his desk at the White House.
13. FORDSM_090711_625.JPG: Crystal Inkwell: Inkwell used by Abraham Lincoln in the White House
14. FORDSM_090711_648.JPG: Freedom Road section
15. FORDSM_090711_653.JPG: Letter from Lincoln to McClellan, November 8, 1862: Letter, dated November 8, 1862, written by Lincoln to General George McClellan. Lincoln, disappointed by McClellan's lack of success against General Robert E. Lee, relieves McClellan of his duties as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
16. FORDSM_090711_788.JPG: Election Ephemera: Campaign buttons and posters are not new to elections. In Lincoln's day, supporters created buttons, medals, and prints, and even wrote songs to show their support for their candidate. The selection of artifacts in the case at left are from the 1864 election and come from supporters of both Lincoln -- the Republican candidate -- and McClellan -- the Democratic candidate.
17. FORDSM_090711_830.JPG: Although you can go anywhere in the museum, people line up to see it in sequence.
18. FORDSM_090711_860.JPG: A Final Pardon: Returning home before an early dinner on April 14, 1865, Lincoln traced a familiar path to the War Department, accompanied by a guard named William Crook. "Crook," he remarked, "do you know, I believe there are men who want to take my life? And I have no doubt they will do it." Yet more paperwork awaited his review. At the end, he pardoned a soldier sentenced to be shot for desertion. Lincoln had his reasons. As he put it, "I think the boy can do us more good above ground than underground."
19. FORDSM_090711_907.JPG: Pillow: One of several pillows used under Lincoln's head at the Petersen House. Note the bloodstains.
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