Sujet

Michael O'Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Artist: Unknown

Légende

Michael O'Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). A former Confederate soldier, O'Laughlen (1840-1867) was an old friend of John Wilkes Booth and one of his first recruits to his plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln and hold him to ranson in exchange for the release of Confederate prisoners of war. O'Laughlen denied any involvement in the assassination of the president but was found guilty of conspiracy and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in 1867 during an outbreak of yellow fever at the prison on the Dry Tortugas off Florida. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1955

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C54_295

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,3Mo) / 32,5cm x 38,6cm / 3836 x 4557 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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