Trial of the conspirators - Strong guard posted in front of main entrance to penitentiary, Washington – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures Trial of the conspirators - Strong guard posted in front of main entrance to penitentiary, Washington in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Trial of the conspirators - Strong guard posted in front of main entrance to penitentiary, Washington
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Armed sentries stand watch at the main entrance of the penitentiary in Washington, where a military commission tried the alleged conspirators in the Lincoln assassination in the spring of 1865. The wood engraving was made from a sketch by W.T. Grant and appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on June 10, 1865, while the proceedings were drawing close public attention. The heavy guard reflected official concern about possible rescue attempts and lingering Confederate sympathies in the capital after the war's end, and the scene gives a sense of how tightly the government controlled access to the trial.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving after sketch by W.T. Grant. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 20, no. 506 (1865 June 10), p. 197. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,139 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110833 |
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