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Washington, D.C. Adjusting the rope for the execution of Wirz
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Washington, D.C. Adjusting the rope for the execution of Wirz

Gardner, Alexander · 1865 · photo, print, drawing

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civil warhangingsdetention facilitiesunited statesprisonshistorywet collodion negativeswirz, henry
Credit lineWashington, D.C. Adjusting the rope for the execution of Wirz. 1865. Gardner, Alexander. Civil War Glass Negatives, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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