Credit: | by Gardner (Alexander) |
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Date: | 1865.11.10 |
Negative Size: | 8 in. x 10 in. |
Equipment: | bayonet; gallows; long gun |
Locations & Lines: | Washington DC; District of Columbia |
Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
Persons: | Wirz (Heinrich H.) |
Structures & Establishments: | Old Capitol Prison (Washington DC) |
Sources: | Chrysler Museum of Art; Library of Congress |
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File Details: AMKIm, 750 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 42.8 Mb
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Category Field Photographs
Tags bayonet, by Gardner (Alexander), CS Army, District of Columbia, gallows, long gun, Old Capitol Prison (Washington DC), US Army, Washington DC, Wirz (Heinrich H.)
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Execution of Captain Wirz, the Keeper of Andersonville Prison (Reading the Warrant.) [Gardner Co. cabinet card].
Katz, Witness To An Era, p198 says: Reading the execution warrant against Wirz.
Gardner No. 7752.
Etched onto negative: No. 752. 7752