Title	Arrival on the Scaffold
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	Arrival.tif
Series	Execution
Description	This photograph was taken a few minutes after the arrival of the condemned conspirators. Left to right: Mary Surratt (given the place of honor, according to executioner Rath), Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. The execution party carries umbrellas to shield themselves and Surratt from the sun (it was well over 100 degrees). The gentlemen of the press write and sketch in their notebooks.
Subject	Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial Hangings Gallows Executions Press
Geographic Location	Washington (D.C.)
Creator	Gardner, Alexander
Date	1865-07-07
Format of Original	Silver print photograph, printed directly from the original glass-plate negative
Digital Format	JPG
Collection Name	Daniel R. Weinberg Lincoln Conspirators Collection, 1865-1997
Collection Number	P0409
Type	Image
Copyright Notice	Digital image 2004 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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Arrival on the Scaffold

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