Wet with Blood: The Investigations of Mary Todd Lincoln's Coat
 | by the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University - Join a team of historians and scientists to investigate the stains on the coat allegedly worn by President Lincoln's wife during his assassination in 1865. You can take a QuickTime Player Virtual Reality tour of the Chicago Historical Society's Textile Conservation Laboratory and learn how the team analyzed the coat. The site's epilogue examines the relic in a cultural and historical context.
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