Washington, D.C. Hanging Bodies Of The Conspirators; Guards Only In Yard – Antique Wall Art
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Step back in time with Washington, D.C. Hanging Bodies Of The Conspirators; Guards Only In Yard, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Washington, D.C. Hanging Bodies Of The Conspirators; Guards Only In Yard
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The execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators took place on July 7, 1865, inside the yard of the Washington Arsenal prison, and this wet collodion glass negative records the aftermath of that morning. The title notes that only guards were allowed in the yard, a detail that reflects how closely the military controlled the proceedings and how few witnesses were admitted. Four people were hanged that day for their roles in the plot that killed Abraham Lincoln, and the image shows the bodies of the condemned suspended from the scaffold. Because it was made as a stereograph, the picture was meant to be viewed in pairs through a stereoscope, a popular home entertainment of the period.
| Created / published | July 7, 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | negative, glass, stereograph, wet collodion |
| Original scan | 4,407 × 1,576 px · prints to 15 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-D-21 |
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