Execution of the Lincoln Conspiracy Plotters, Washington, D.C., July 7, 1865 , adjusting the nooses, zoomable image

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Execution of the Lincoln Conspiracy Plotters, Washington, D.C., July 7, 1865 , adjusting the nooses, zoomable image

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 14, 2015.

Depicted ContentLincoln's Assassination

Depicted ContentFour condemned Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, are executed in Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C. Adjusting the ropes for hanging the conspirators

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Civil War Glass Negative Collection, Library of Congress

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