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GARDNER, ALEXANDER (1821-1882) Suite of 5 cartes-de-visite depicting the execution of the conspirators on July 7, 1865.
GARDNER, ALEXANDER (1821-1882)
Suite of 5 cartes-de-visite depicting the execution of the conspirators on July 7, 1865. Albumen prints, 2 1/4x3 1/2 inches, each with a title and number imprinted on recto; mounted and displayed in a contemporary mat. 1865
Suite of 5 cartes-de-visite depicting the execution of the conspirators on July 7, 1865. Albumen prints, 2 1/4x3 1/2 inches, each with a title and number imprinted on recto; mounted and displayed in a contemporary mat. 1865
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Notes: The figure in the white frock coat in images #1, #2, and #3 is believed to be Mathew Brady. In the last image, which shows the gallows at the Old Arsenal Prison, the hanging has just finished and spectators are starting to leave. The hanged conspirators are (from the left): Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt.
Mark Katz: Alexander Gardner, Numbers 321, 322, 323 (2 variant) and 324. - Condition: All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries'' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues.
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