Arrival on the Scaffold
Title |
Arrival on the Scaffold |
Owning Institution |
Indiana Historical Society |
Use Statement |
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Required Credit Line |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
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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