Courtroom, Lincoln Conspiracy Trial, Old Penitentiary, Washington D.C., May 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Courtroom, Lincoln Conspiracy Trial, Old Penitentiary, Washington D.C., May 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/25/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 29, 2015.

Depicted ContentOld Penitentiary, Washington D.C.

Depicted ContentCharges and specifications against the Lincoln Conspirators on trial in Washington, D.C., May 8, 1865

Depicted ContentIn Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial

Depicted ContentIn Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial concludes

Depicted ContentIn Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues

Depicted ContentIn Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begins

Depicted ContentIn Washington, the accused Lincoln Assassination plotters all plead not guilty before their military court

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Scene in the court-room in the Old Penitentiary Building, Washington, D.C., during the trial of the conspirators, Payne, Atzerot, Harold, Arnold, McLauglin, Mudd, and Surratt, before the Military Commission. From a sketch by our Special Artist.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 3, 1865, 168.

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