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Creation Date
1865
Description
On the back of the card it states
This Picture is a correct Photograph from life, of Conspirators on trial, and the only original one. Taken June 5th, 1865, by special permission of Maj. Gens. Hunter and Hartrauft, at the Court Room in Arsenal Building, Washington, D. O.
In the foreground may be seen Judges Holt and Bigelow, Maj. Gens. Hunter and Hartrauft, and other members of the Military Commission. Also, on the table of manuscripts, may be distinctly seen the identical hat worn by President Lincoln on the night of his assassination, and near it on the same table, the basket of pistols and bowie knives which were furnished Booth and his companions by Mrs. Surratt.
NAME OF CONSPIRATORS.
No 1 Surratt, Mrs. Mary E.
No 2. Harrold David E.
No. 3 Payne Lewis.
No. 4. Atzeroth George A.
No. 5 O' Laughlin Michael.
No. 6. Spangler Edward.
No. 7 Mudd, Dr. Samuel A.
No. 8. Arnold Samuel
Duplicates furnished by the hundred or thousand.
A. E. ALDEN, Photographer.
No. 65 Arcade, Providence, R
Rights
The contents of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum's Carte-de-Visite Collection are in public domain. Online access is meant for research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation: “Conspiracy Trial”, 1865, Carte de Visite Collection. Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.
Keywords
Carte de Visite, Nineteenth Century, Photography
