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Ford's Theatre ticket in the same style as those used at the time of Lincoln's assassination. Ticket could possibly have been used the night of the fateful 14 April 1865 production of ''Our American Cousin''. Dress Circle ticket, priced 75 cents, admitted its bearer to a first tier seat, the level of Lincoln's box. Information on Ford's Theatre tickets pertaining to the assassination is well documented; the name of the ticket-taker is John Buckingham, and the tickets offered in addition to the 75-cent Dress Circle tickets were the Family Circle level at 25 cents and the Orchestra Level at 1 dollar, each displayed in the Library of Congress. The only ticket that the Library of Congress is missing is the 75 cent ticket. Paper ticket printed on orange paper bears a foil trio of three quarter-dollars and in black ink, ''FORD'S THEATRE / Tenth Street. / Erected A.D. 1863.'' Verso bears the printed signature of Harry Clay Ford, treasurer and brother of proprietor John T. Ford. Ticket is matted and framed with a trio of images depicting the theatre from the outside and two scenes of John Wilkes Booth firing the fatal shot and fleeing across the stage. Display measures 29.75'' x 18.75'' overall. Some wear to right corners of ticket, else near fine given age.
Ticket to Ford's Theatre From the Time of Lincoln's Assassination -- Possibly Used That Night
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