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title: Assassination of President Lincoln
author: Currier & Ives
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21206/assassination-of-president-lincoln/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-27
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# Assassination of President Lincoln

_Authored by Currier & Ives_

## Image File

[![Assassination of President Lincoln](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21206.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21206.jpg)

## Image Caption

*The Assassination of President Lincoln*, hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1865. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Ives, C. &. (2025, October 27). Assassination of President Lincoln. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21206/assassination-of-president-lincoln/>
### Chicago
Ives, Currier &. "Assassination of President Lincoln." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21206/assassination-of-president-lincoln/>.
### MLA
Ives, Currier &. "Assassination of President Lincoln." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21206/assassination-of-president-lincoln/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.si.edu/object/assassination-president-lincoln:npg_NPG.82.50) by **Currier & Ives**. 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.