Edman Spangler, A "Conspirator," In Hat And Manacled, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Alexander Gardner, photographer – Antique Photo Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Edman Spangler, A "Conspirator," In Hat And Manacled, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Alexander Gardner, photographer. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Edman Spangler, A "Conspirator," In Hat And Manacled, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Alexander Gardner, photographer
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Edman Spangler stands manacled and hatted against a dark metal backdrop, a pose that marks him as one of the men held in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. The record suggests the picture was made at the Washington Navy Yard, likely aboard the monitors *Montauk* or *Saugus*, where several conspirators were confined for a time in April 1865. Spangler, a stagehand at Ford's theater, was convicted as an accomplice and sentenced to prison rather than death. Alexander Gardner's portraits of the prisoners were among the earliest widely circulated photographs of accused conspirators.
| Created / published | April, 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | negative, glass, wet collodion |
| Notes | SUMMARY: This photograph has background of dark metal, and was presumably taken on the monitors, U.S.S. Montauk and Saugus, where the conspirators were for a time confined |
| Original scan | 3,641 × 4,488 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-D-18 |
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