The only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death almost never survived ... 1865, his widow, Mary Todd Lincoln, explicitly banned shutterbugs to preserve the privacy of the solemn moment.

Jeopardy!” disrespected the legacy of one of America’s most iconic women by airing a segment April 14 that depicted a ...

Gurley, had told her. Gurley also said he broke the news to Mary Todd Lincoln, the first lady, "in the parlor below." How then to explain Death of Abraham Lincoln, the well-known 1868 oil painting ...

Leale said Mary Todd Lincoln entered the room "three or four times" during the evening and that the president's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, remained at his bedside throughout the night. Unmentioned ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Public Library is paying homage to the Lincolns this month. A temporary exhibit ...

The only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death almost never survived ... 1865, his widow Mary Todd Lincoln explicitly banned shutterbugs to preserve the privacy of the solemn moment.