Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artillery shell
Object Number:
INV.5853.1
Date:
1850-1863
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 in. ( 13.3 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: body: "Gettysburg"
Description:
Iron artillery shell; cylindrical and hollow; foliate lettering engraved on body.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
