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title: John Wilkes Booth
author: Alexander Gardner
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21204/john-wilkes-booth/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-27
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# John Wilkes Booth

_Authored by Alexander Gardner_

## Image File

[![John Wilkes Booth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21204.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21204.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait of American actor [John Wilkes Booth](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Wilkes_Booth/) (1838-1865), the assassin of US President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln, photograph by [Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) Gardner, c. 1865.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gardner, A. (2025, October 27). John Wilkes Booth. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21204/john-wilkes-booth/>
### Chicago
Gardner, Alexander. "John Wilkes Booth." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21204/john-wilkes-booth/>.
### MLA
Gardner, Alexander. "John Wilkes Booth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21204/john-wilkes-booth/>.

## License & Copyright

The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008680389/) by [**Alexander Gardner**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008680389/). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 27 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.