Countdown to July 7

[BettyO]

(07-17-2012 07:18 AM)Rsmyth Wrote:  I keep going back to Betty's picture of Mary Surratt sitting on the gallows the noose dangling in front of her. You can clearly see her mouth and ear beneath the veil and can almost make out her eyes and nose. It is quite unsettling to see such a closeup of someone about to die.

We have John Elliott and Barry Cauchon to thank for zooming in and giving us the FIRST view of this haunting photograph. It is extremely interesting to see this closeup. I blew up my photo of Powell on the gallows with his head bowed while Gillette prays and you can see that he is weeping in that photograph as well. They are both very unsettling and tragic photographs - two people; one a woman and one a young boy - both about to die....