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Washington, D.C. Hooded body of Captain Wirz hanging from the scaffold
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Washington, D.C. Hooded body of Captain Wirz hanging from the scaffold

Gardner, Alexander · 1865 · photo, print, drawing

From the collection of Library of Congress. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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civil warhangingsdetention facilitiesunited statesprisonshistorywet collodion negativeswirz, henry
Credit lineWashington, D.C. Hooded body of Captain Wirz hanging from the scaffold. 1865. Gardner, Alexander. Civil War Glass Negatives, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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