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The conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln being prepared for execution, Washington DC, USA, 1865
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this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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They're going to pull them out, which are holding up the trapdoor
That link PugJesus included in a comment says the soldier on the left admitted he had just thrown up from heat and tension.
Yeah, and I guess only two posts hold up the door. It must be one long trapdoor, almost the entire platform
Yeah, there’s an “after” photo on wikipedia. The whole front of the platform hinges down. Honestly seems pretty unsafe, I would have complained to OSHA.
True, there's a lot of people stomping around up there. No wonder the posts are bent