Baptist Alley

[Diane T. Putney]

Hello, everyone. This is my first time participating in a discussion.
I have spent time examining adjutant general and chief engineer records at the National Archives for the 1893 collapse of the floors at Ford's. The east, alley wall was completely rebuilt in 1894 for safety concerns. At that time the fire escapes were placed on the wall. No fire escapes had ever been placed on the older, remodeled wall. The photograph is then 1894 or later.
A larger, clearer version of the alley photo appeared in Clara Laughlin's 1909 book, "The Death of Lincoln," p. 122, as Dave Taylor pointed out. Laughlin was pretty good at identifying the sources of her photos, except for those of the conspirators and the Ford's alley photo. Because the alley photo had no source, it was probably original to her 1909 book, but can't say for sure. Her book was copyrighted so she was sensitive to using copyrighted material with permission and attribution.
Definitely the photo is 1894 or later and 1909 or earlier. Probably it's a 1909 photo.