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title: John Wilkes Booth, c. 1862
author: Charles DeForest Fredricks
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21218/john-wilkes-booth-c-1862/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-27
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# John Wilkes Booth, c. 1862

_Authored by Charles DeForest Fredricks_

## Image File

[![John Wilkes Booth, c. 1862](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21218.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21218.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait of American actor, and future assassin of US President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) Lincoln, [John Wilkes Booth](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Wilkes_Booth/) around the peak of his acting career, photograph by Charles DeForest Fredricks, c. 1862.

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fredricks, C. D. (2025, October 27). John Wilkes Booth, c. 1862. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21218/john-wilkes-booth-c-1862/>
### Chicago
Fredricks, Charles DeForest. "John Wilkes Booth, c. 1862." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21218/john-wilkes-booth-c-1862/>.
### MLA
Fredricks, Charles DeForest. "John Wilkes Booth, c. 1862." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21218/john-wilkes-booth-c-1862/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.si.edu/object/john-wilkes-booth:npg_NPG.2002.85) by **Charles DeForest Fredricks**. 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.