Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)]. [GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), photographer]. Two photographs of Lincoln conspirators Michael O'Laughlen and Thomas Jones. April, 1865.

Approx. 8 3/4 x 7 in. silver gelatin prints, printed from the original negatives with penciled notations verso incorrectly identifying the photographer as Mathew Brady, with the negatives from L.C. Handy.

Normally seen in carte-de-visit format, these larger negative size images are rare. Both were taken by Alexander Gardner in April, 1865 at the Washington Navy Yard where both men were held prisoner. O'Laughlen appears in manacles.

Michael O'Laughlen (1840-1867) had no direct hand in the assassination plot, though he had participated in an earlier failed kidnapping plot. Nonetheless, two days after the assassination, he turned himself into Federal authorities and was subsequently tried and convicted for his alleged participation. Sentenced to life in prison, he died of yellow fever at Fort Jefferson prison in the Dry Tortugas in 1867.

Thomas A. Jones (1820-1895), a Confederate sympathizer, was arrested and charged with aiding in the escape of John Wilkes Booth and Davy Herold. Imprisoned for seven weeks, he was released and lived the rest of his life in Maryland.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Both with edge crackling, repaired losses, toning, soiling, creasing.

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Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection

Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)]. [GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), photographer]. Two photographs of Lincoln conspirators Michael O'Laughlen and Thomas Jones. April, 1865.

Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection

Abraham Lincoln[LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)]. [GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), photographer]. Two photographs of Lincoln conspirators Michael O'Laughlen and Thomas Jones. April, 1865.

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Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)]. [GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), photographer]. Two photographs of Lincoln conspirators Michael O'Laughlen and Thomas Jones. April, 1865.