Uncommon 2.5 x 3.75 carte-de-visite portrait photo of John Wilkes Booth in a half-length seated pose. This image, the most famous ever taken of Booth, shows the dashing actor clad in formal theater attire, with a walking cane in his right hand. The reverse bears ink notations and a printed caption: “J. Wilkes Booth, Murderer of Abraham Lincoln.” In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges.
