Alexander Gardner (photographer)
Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who emigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession. He is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War, the President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, and the execution of the conspirators to Lincoln's assassination.
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