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	Search results for Gardner > Hangings    Refine your search Creator Gardner, Alexander (7) Date 1865-07-07 (7) 1865-07-22 (1) ca 1880s (1) Format of Original Silver Print Photograp... (3) Albumen Photograph (2) Albumen Stereocard (1) Hand-colored Lantern S... (1) Newspaper (1) Silver Print Photograp... (1) Notes Later the Families of ... (1) Powell and Herold Did ... (1) Although the Daily New... (1) results 1-9 of 9 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Harper's Weekly 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 Page from Harper's Weekly with engravings of scenes from the execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. 2. Hanging of the Conspirators Hangings; Executions; Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial; Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial; Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial; Lantern slides Scene showing the four conspirators hanging from the scaffold, based on a Gardner photograph. 3. Reading the Death Warrant Hangings; Executions; Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889; Rath, Christian; Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial; Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial; Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial Scene of General Hartranft reading the execution order to the conspirators. Colonel Dodd, holding his sword, and Captain Rath, in his white coat and hat, listen attentively. Seated on the right, Atzerodt... 4. Drop Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882; Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial; Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial; Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial; Hangings Photograph of the hanging showing the conspirators' bodies right after the trap doors swung down. 5. Initial Grave Sites Graves; Hangings; Gallows; Coffins Scene of the graves and pine boxes awaiting the conspirators. The graves were dug just to the right of the scaffold. One body can be seen hanging from the gallows. 6. Arrival on the Scaffold 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 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,... 7. Adjusting the Ropes Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial; Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial; Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial; Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882; Hangings; Gallows; Executions View of the gallows showing the Lincoln assassination conspirators bound, hooded, and fitted with nooses. On the right, Atzerodt, the last to be bound, appears to recoil at what he sees. 8. Empty Gallows Gallows; Hangings Scene of the gallows prior to the hanging, with chairs and ropes clearly visible. Union soldiers stand on the wall behind the platform. 9. All is Done Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial; Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial; Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial; Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889; Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882; Hangings; Gallows; Executions The bodies of the conspirators hang still, while members of the press gather around General Hartranft and his officers. A solitary boy remains transfixed by the sight of the dead. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-9 of 9 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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