Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Lewis Powell]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05909 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy
Carte de visite of Lincoln assassination conspirator Lewis Powell. Inscription on mount shows known aliases "Payne, Wood, Hall," and reads "arrested as an associate of Booth in the conspiracy." Powell had attempted to kill William H. Seward.
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