Albumen carte de visite photograph depicting a seated John Wilkes Booth  with wavy hair and mustache, dressed in a dark suit with vest and cravat, posed with one arm resting and holding a slender object (possibly a riding crop or cane). Mounted on standard card stock with ruled border. Backstamp imprint reads: “Cartes de Visite. By Potter & Robie, 142 Essex Street, Lawrence. Negatives preserved.” Light soiling, corner wear, and minor surface abrasions; period pencil notation to verso. A well-composed studio portrait representative of mid-19th century commercial photography from Lawrence, Massachusetts.