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recorded 127 auction results for Alexander Gardner at 9 houses since 1991. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,500 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,320–$2,370, n=22). The auction record is $100,000 for Suite of 4 photographs depicting the hanging of the Lincoln conspirators on July 7, 1865 (2013, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Alexander Gardner value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}