Albumen photograph, 6.5 x 8.75 in. on mount trimmed to 7.5 x 10.25 in., capturing the hanging of the Lincoln conspirators from the gallows in the yard of Fort McNair, Washington, DC. Taken on July 7, 1865, this is one of a series of seven photographs produced by Alexander Gardner The conspirators include, from left to right, Mary Surratt (seated in the black dress), Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. A crowd of civilians and soldiers watch as the hoods for the hanging are fitted and the nooses are adjusted. Matted and framed, 22.75 x 21.5 in. Condition: Clarity a little lacking, but this is typical of these prints. Two small scuff toward right edge. Mount has been trimmed, and about half of the upper margin has been lost.
Albumen photograph, 6.5 x 8.75 in. on mount trimmed to 7.5 x 10.25 in., capturing the hanging of the Lincoln conspirators from the gallows in the yard of Fort McNair, Washington, DC. Taken on July 7, 1865, this is one of a series of seven photographs produced by Alexander Gardner The conspirators include, from left to right, Mary Surratt (seated in the black dress), Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. A crowd of civilians and soldiers watch as the hoods for the hanging are fitted and the nooses are adjusted. Matted and framed, 22.75 x 21.5 in. Condition: Clarity a little lacking, but this is typical of these prints. Two small scuff toward right edge. Mount has been trimmed, and about half of the upper margin has been lost.
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