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This is an original period image from the Library of Congress, the National Archives and other quality sources restored and tinted by the internationally known color artist and author of "Restoring and Tinting Vintage Images", David Richardson. This is an exclusive listing of his work on ebay.

Each image is taken from a high resolution negative and then cleaned of blemishes, damage, scratches, and whatever the decades have caused. Then the image is carefully brought back to life by adding color to the black and white image. By using these techniques the hands of time are turned back and for the first time you can see the images in color as they might have been on the day they were taken.

You have your choice of size and finish for the photo. Note that the size you choose may require cropping and the finished image may appear slightly different than the one shown. If preferred a white border can be added above/below or left/right to allow all of the original image to print. Unless requested when placing your order, your image may be cropped. If you would like to see how a specific image will look for the size you have chosen, please contact us and indicate the size you are interested in.

Matte Finish:

E-Surface Photo Paper is by far our most popular photographic paper. As a professional paper, it boasts rich, sharp color that won't fade or yellow, creating beautiful prints that will last for years to come.

Glossy (Metallic) finish:

Our Metallic Photo Paper features a unique pearlescent surface. It offers highly saturated colors, ultra-bright backgrounds, and will last a lifetime with typical home storage.

David E. Herold

A conspirator in the

assassination of Lincoln

Of all of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, David Herold is the only one to possibly have met Lincoln. While working at Thompson’s Pharmacy in Washington DC, he may have delivered a bottle of castor oil to the White House and personally given it to Lincoln. He was only 21 at the time. Herold had been working in Pharmacy since completing study at the age of 18 in 1860.

It was sometime in the year 1863, which he met John Wilkes Booth. Booth had been referred to him by their mutual friend John Surratt. Initially, he provided Booth with quinine that he smuggled to the South. Later his knowledge of Southern Maryland became important to Booth in his plot to kidnap Lincoln and take him South.

The scheme to kidnap Lincoln changed to assassination. Herold was to act as a guide for Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne) in his attempt to assassinate William Seward. After bringing Powell to Seward's home, Herold was wait to help him make his escape. Hearing screams from inside the Seward house, Herold left. He joined Booth near Surrattsville (now Clinton), Maryland and lead him to Garret's farm in Northern Virginia. Herold was the only original conspirator with him when Booth was shot and killed on April 26th.

Herold was convicted along with Powell, Mary Surratt and George Atzerodt. All four where hung on July 7th 1865. His body was eventually returned to the family. He is buried in an unmarked grave of the Herold family plot in Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC.