for the first time since april 1865 curators have brought together most of the artifacts from the night that president abraham lincoln was shot at ford's theatre just blocks from the white house a new exhibition, silent witnesses: artifacts of the lincoln assassination, running from next monday to may 25 at the theater's campus will give an unprecedented look at the 16th president's death 150 years later the tiny deringer pistol that delivered the fatal wound, a blood stained flag and garments used to cradle lincoln's head and his coat and top hat offer an intimate look at a moment that changed history, said ford's theatre curator tracey avant scroll down for video  a large photograph depicting president abraham lincoln and first lady mary lincoln is displayed at a new exhibit entitled silent witnesses: artifacts of the lincoln assassination at the ford's center for education and leadership across the street from the historic ford's theatre in washington  a large photograph depicting president abraham lincoln's assassin john wilkes booth is displayed next to the bunting flag hung from the presidential box at the historic ford's theatre the exhibit is open to the public march 23 to may 25 and coincides with the 150th anniversary of the lincoln assassination on april 14  'there were real people behind these artifacts,' she said 'we'll never know what would have happened if he hadn't been assassinated, but we know the impact he has left even with his live being cut short' curators present the history in four acts to show how lincoln's final night transpired act 1: a night out  starting five blocks away from the theater at the national museum of american history, visitors can see the black carriage that brought the president and mary todd lincoln to ford's theatre along with a young couple as their guests, major henry rathbone and his fiancée clara harris in those days, presidents provided their own transportation, and this was one of the lincolns' three carriages a playbill would have greeted the lincoln party when they arrived, announcing the final night of the comedy our american cousin orchestra seats were $1, while private box seats sold for $6 and $10 starting five blocks away from the theater at the national museum of american history, visitors can see the black carriage that brought the president and mary todd lincoln to ford's theatre  the playbill that would have greeted the lincoln party when they arrived, announcing the final night of the comedy our american cousin  act 2: the president's arrival  the lincolns arrived late to ford's theatre, and the performance had already begun actress and theater manager laura keene saw the first family and stopped the show, and the orchestra played hail to the chief, drawing cheers and applause a rarely seen violin and drum sticks from the theater's musicians now recall that moment theater goers later said that lincoln looked happier than he had looked in years lincoln and his guests took their box seats, and the show resumed an illustration showing the assassination of us president abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth at ford's theatre, left lincoln died at 722 am on april 15, 1865  john wilkes booth's derringer pistol used to kill president abraham lincoln is also on display  act 3: the president is shot  not long after the start of act 3, a well known actor named john wilkes booth slipped into the presidential box he carried a small deringer pistol and fired at lincoln's head from just inches away when rathbone tried to stop him, booth slashed at the young union officer with a large knife and jumped down to the stage before escaping a young doctor rushed to lincoln's aid, and keene, the lead actress, brought water keene kept blood stained fragments from her dress from when she cradled the president's head in her lap an american flag decorating the presidential box also was folded and used as a pillow for lincoln's head an associated press correspondent at the time, lawrence gobright, recovered the pistol in the theater box and turned it over to police a large photograph depicting president abraham lincoln's assassin john wilkes booth is on display next to a rarely seen violin and drum sticks from the theater's musicians  lincoln's top hat, brooks brothers coat, and items from his pockets from the night of his assassination are displayed at a new exhibit  at the ford's center for education and leadership across the street from the historic ford's theatre where president abraham lincoln was killed  act 4: the vigil  the wounded president was taken across the street to petersen house as doctors tried to save his life outside, the public gathered for an all night vigil until lincoln's death at 7:22 am on april 15, 1865 for the first time since that night, lincoln's blood stained brooks brothers great coat is being reunited with mary todd lincoln's black velvet cloak that she wore by his side also on display are lincoln's top hat and the contents of his pockets: two pairs of glasses, cufflinks, pocket knife, leather wallet and a $5 confederate note, perhaps from his recent trip to richmond, virginia mary todd lincoln's black velvet cloak is on display to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the lincoln assassination on april 14  president abraham lincoln's top hat from the night of his assassination is on display at the new exhibit 
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