Washington, D.C. Hanging Bodies Of The Conspirators; Guards Only In Yard – Antique Print
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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. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Washington, D.C. Hanging Bodies Of The Conspirators; Guards Only In Yard
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Four bodies hang from a single scaffold in this stereograph, a record of the July 7, 1865, executions of the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination plot, carried out in the yard of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary in Washington. The title notes that only guards were admitted to the yard, so the picture shows a restricted, official scene rather than a crowd. The condemned included Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the federal government. Made with the wet collodion process on glass, the paired images were meant to be viewed through a stereoscope for a sense of depth.
| 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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