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Creator Role
photographer
Description
The albumen print depicts the hanging of the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators, Mary Surratt, Lewis Paine, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. In the image, the prisoners can be seen standing on the scaffolding in the yard of the Old Arsenal Prison. The execution took place on 7 July 1865. The image is affixed to a paper mount.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1865
Measurement
6 1/2 X 9 inches (photograph)
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen processes
Inscription
verso, handwritten at top left corner of mount: [?] No 300 verso, handwritten at center of mount: original / C Roth verso, handwritten at bottom of mount: Ed Emerson Collection
Subjects
Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865; Herold, David E., 1842-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination; Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865
Work Type
albumen print
Class
photos
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
4266
Digital ID
FVW_04266
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.