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Execution of Captain Henry Wirz, Springing the trap.

Catalog Data

Artist:
Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Wirz  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 17.5 × 22.5cm (6 7/8 × 8 7/8")
Sheet: 26.7 × 36.2cm (10 1/2 × 14 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
November 10, 1865
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Bayonet  Search this
Equipment\Rope\Noose  Search this
Equipment\Gallows  Search this
Henry Wirz: Male  Search this
Henry Wirz: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Chrysler Museum of Art
Object number:
98.32.264 CM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44ce31624-28be-4675-af41-524f62dbb4d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_98.32.264_CM