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Execution of Wirz -- lowering the body

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Title
Execution of Wirz -- lowering the body
Names
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 (Photographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Punishments -- Hanging

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1865
Date Issued: 1865
Topics
Punishment & torture
Hangings (Executions)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Military personnel -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1860-1869
Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865
Gallows -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1860-1869
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on mount: "Nov. 25, 1865" Printed on border: "Photographed by Gardner. --See page 741."
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17252193
Barcode: 33333159446042
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29e286a0-c562-012f-93ad-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1821: Creator Born
  • 1865: Created (Approximate)
  • 1882: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Execution of Wirz -- lowering the body" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865 - 1865. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1d73-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Execution of Wirz -- lowering the body" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1d73-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1865 - 1865). Execution of Wirz -- lowering the body Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1d73-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Execution of Wirz -- lowering the body