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Henry Ulke, upper right — a member of the Megatherium Club, Smithsonian Institution, approximately 1864 Grave of Ulke at Oak Hill Cemetery Ulke died in Washington, D.C. in 1910. [ 3 ] His New York Times obituary says, "Henry Ulke, whose portraits of Presidents and Cabinet Ministers at Washington gained for him the soubriquet of 'Painter of ...
This example has been termed "the most valuable Lincoln photo in existence" and sold at auction in 2009 for $206,500. [83] April 6, 1861 [84] Mathew Brady [85] Washington, D.C. Giant imperial photograph from original collodion plate [86] Library of Congress Lincoln's drooping left eyelid is clearly visible in this image. May 16, 1861 [87 ...
Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris were also in the box with the Lincolns, and Rathbone suffered serious stab wounds while trying to prevent Booth's escape. Doctors including Charles Leale and Charles Sabin Taft examined Lincoln in the box before having him carried across the street to the Petersen House, where boarder Henry Safford directed them ...
James Wormley. James Wormley (January 16, 1819 – October 18, 1884) [1] was the owner and operator of the Wormley Hotel, which opened in Washington D.C. in 1869 [2] which was preceded by his boarding houses on I St. beginning in 1855.
Henry Lincoln Johnson was a. As the nation celebrates military heroes on National Purple Heart Day, AOL takes a look at some of the most compelling, heart-wrenching and heartwarming stories behind ...
Two days after the artist born Anthony Leonard Platt died at age 43, as confirmed by his wife Sherkita Long-Platt via a Facebook announcement, his spouse has since shared his cause of death with TMZ.
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, [2] Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater. [3]
On Tuesday, the Notting Hill actress posted a rare photo of herself But the 56-year-old celeb is also a proud mom of twins, Hazel and Phinnaeus, 19, and her teenage son, Henry—who just turned ...