Hanging of Lincoln's assassins...

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July 22, 1865

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 22, 1865

* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Execution of the conspirators
* Mary Surratt & more - prints

The entire front page is taken up with a print captioned: "Execution of the Conspirators in Washington, D.C.--The Final Preparations--Appearance of the Criminals on the Scaffold." which includes Mrs. Surratt in her dress, among the others.
The tipped-inn doublepage centerfold is quite dramatic, captioned: "Execution of the Conspirators, Mrs. Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell (Alias Payne), George Atzerodt and David Harold, in the Prison Yard of the Old Penitentiary, Washington, D.C." showing them moments after the hanging, with their coffins and graves ready for them (see). Another full page shows 8 scenes: "In & Around the Old Penitentiary on the day of the Execution of the Conspirators."
Sixteen pages, a piece from one margin slightly affects one of the noted 8 scenes (see), some archival mends to edge tears, page 3 has an archival mend on text only, light browning & wear at margins.

Category: Yankee