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| Title | Harper's Weekly |
| Series | Execution |
| Item ID | Harper's Weekly.tif |
| Description | Page from Harper's Weekly with engravings of scenes from the execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. |
| Subject | Harper's weekly
Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial
Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial
Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial
Executions
Hangings
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| Geographic Location | Washington (D.C.) |
| Date | 1865-07-22 |
| Publisher | Harper's Weekly |
| Notes | Although the daily newspapers gave detailed written accounts of the execution, there was little time to create woodcuts to accompany the stories. To see for themselves what had happened, the public had to wait for the illustrated weeklies, closely followed by cartes-de-visite, stereo cards, pamphlets, lithographs, and glass lantern slides. Harper's Weekly had an advantage over its competitors, however: the cooperation of Alexander Gardner, as evidenced by his note "To Engraver-Harper's Weekly, " on the back of the image titled "Adjusting the Ropes." |
| Format of Original | Newspaper |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Owning Institution | Indiana Historical Society |
| Collection Name | Daniel R. Weinberg Lincoln Conspirators Collection, 1865-1997 |
| Collection Number | P 0409 |
| Type | Image |
| Copyright Notice | Digital image © 2004 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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