Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Image is of a view over a crowd of spectators across an excavated but empty lot to the Vigilance Committee's Fort with the executed bodies hanging in front. "Drawn by T. Grob. Printed by F. Kuhl."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Image is of the view from the corner of Dupont & Broadway. Armed civilians line the street with a crowd behind them. Three men on horses are in the center of the street. The text below the image describes the events of May 18th, 1856. "from Cor. Dupont & Broadway. Lithy. of Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Image is of two dead bodies hanging from a building with a large armed crowd looking on outside of the building. Below the image is a description of the two executed men and the events leading up to their execution. "Huestis."--text, lower left corner of illustration. "For slae at M. Ullmann's corner of Washington and Sansome street. Town Talk, Print."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Image of a crowd surrounding John Jenkins who is hanging from the rafters of the adobe Custom House in the Plaza. Text below the illustration describes this 1851 event. "del. after the nature by W.C.K. Pub. and Lith. Justh Quirot & Co. Cor. Calif. & Mont. Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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Image of the execution of Hetherington and Brace with the scaffold at left center surrounded by a hollow square of Vigilantes. Both bodies are visible below the platform of the scaffold. Fort Vigilance is in the background with a United States flag flying from the roof. Various signs are on the Fort and other buildings. Below image is a description of the execution that occurred on the day of July 29th, 1856. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey S. F."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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!["Vigilantes" destroying "Fort Vigilance," Sacramento St., San Francisco. [upper] General Parade and Review of the Vigilance Committee, previous to their Adjournment, August 18th, 1856. [lower]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4ZF5L8J%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Upper image is of gunnybags being wheeled away from "Fort Vigilance." Lower image is of men parading in the street. The view is from the corner of California and Montgomery. The text below each image describes the events occurring. "Van Vleck."--text, within the bottom right corner of the upper image. Paper color: blue.
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