Lincoln assassination wanted poster
A printed wanted notice with a reward and photographs of the suspects, April 1865.
The poster offered $100,000 for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and two accomplices. It shows 19th-century display typography in practical use. Copies are in the Library of Congress.
Materials: Paper, letterpress, pasted photographs
Manufacture: Set in wood types of various sizes and printed in Washington; three photographs pasted on by hand.
The mix of types – large bold faces for the reward, narrower ones for the text.
The photographs: one of the first wanted posters with photographs.