The hanging of four of the conspirators

Photo of the July 7, 1865, hanging of four Lincoln conspirators (Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne, David E. Herold, and George A. Atzerodt). The trapdoor has dropped and their hooded bodies are suspended. The newspaper caption attributes the photo to a "Col. B.P. Nicklin, but it was actually taken by Alexander Gardner. Part of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary's cell block and wall are visible in the background.

Publication date: 1937-05-02

Size: 10.8 x 15.3 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Washington (D.C.)

Temporal: 1865-07-07

Subject(s):

• Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865--Death & burial--Washington (D.C.)
• Hangings (Executions)--Washington (D.C.)
• Herold, David E., 1844-1865--Death & burial--Washington (D.C.)
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Washington (D.C.)
• Old Arsenal Penitentiary (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870
• Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865--Death & burial--Washington (D.C.)
• Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865--Death & burial--Washington (D.C.)
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (May 2, 1937), p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)