caption death_date death_place children birth_place citizenship image_size nationality parents birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
alexander gardner photographed c 1863 10 december 1882 washington d.c. , united states 2 paisley , renfrewshire , scotland united kingdom , united states 235px scottish james and jean gardner 17 october 1821 margaret gardner alexander gardner 1863.png alexander gardner -lrb- photographer -rrb-
 alexander gardner photographer , jeweller , life insurance
alexander gardner -lrb- photographer -rrb-

alexander gardner -lrb- october 17 , 1821 -- december 10 , 1882 -rrb- 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 , u.s. president abraham lincoln , and the execution of the conspirators to lincoln 's assassination .
