Summary: Alexander Gardner photographed the hanging of the Lincoln Conspirators on July 7, 1865. This image and a pair of Gardner’s portraits of two of the men who are about to be executed are the subjects of this Photo History Summer School session.<br> Click on images for larger views:<br> <a href="http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gardnerlincolncrackedglass.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gardner_davidherold.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gardner_lewispayne.jpg" target="_blank"></a><br> Above Left: Alexander Gardner – The “cracked glass” Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, February 1865<br> Above Center: Alexander Gardner – Portrait of Lincoln Conspirator David Herold<br> <br> Above Right: Alexander Gardner – Portrait of Lincoln Conspirator Lewis Payne (AKA Lewis Powell – his original name)<br> <a href="http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gardner_lincolnconspirators.jpg" target="_blank"></a><br> Above: Alexander Gardner – The Hanging of the Lincoln Conspirators, July 7, 1863<br>
