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Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Artist: Unknown

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Artist: Unknown

2-365-483 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He attempted, unsuccessfully, to assassinate US Secretary of State William H Seward. Powell is pictured in irons on board the warship USS 'Saugus', where he was incarcerated after his capture. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Alexander Gardner: Scottish-born, American: Photographer, writer, author, photographic printer, publisher
Subject
  1. Lewis Powell: American:
People Related
  1. Mathew Brady: American: Photographer
  2. James D Horan: : Author
  3. Abraham Lincoln: American: President of USA, lawyer, statesman, politician
  4. William Henry Seward: American: politician, anti-slavery campaigner
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

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Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3862x4525
File Size : 51,198kb

Aliases

  1. 0580023331
  1. 2-365-483
  1. 2365483
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