Lot 418

[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [BOOTH, Edwin (1833-1893), subject]. Signed ...

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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [BOOTH, Edwin (1833-1893), subject]. Signed Carte de Visite. Boston: T. R. Burnham, ca. 1860s]. Carte de Visite albumen print of actor Edwin Booth seated, signed by him beneath his image, on photographer's mount. Albumen approximately 3 ? x 2 ?". Mount approximately 4 x 2 ?". Photographer's backmark credit on verso, along with 2-cent Internal Revenue stamp with image of George Washington. Light toning, rubbing. Fine. A handsome image of this famous and respected actor, who is (tragically) best known as the brother of Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 4 x 2 ?".