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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). 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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Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Artist: Unknown
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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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3862 x 4525 px | 50.0 MB
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32.7 x 38.3 cm | 12.9 x 15.1 in (300 dpi)