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Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora

Description: 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.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1856
Call number: 48052:118
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Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora

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.

48052:121

Surrender of the Prisoners.James P. Casey & Chas. Cora to the Vigilance Committee Sunday, May 18th, 1856

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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.

48052:146

Execution of Casey & Cora, by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee May 22nd 1856

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Image is of an empty lot, surrounded by the Vigilance Committee in formation, with bodies hanging to the left of the lot from Fort Vigilance. The view is "taken from Cor. of Davis & Commercial."--text, below image. "Pub. by Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:114

Execution of Rafael Escobar

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Image is of Escobar, hanged from a tree. A small crowd looks on. The text below the image describes an incident in which a group of Mexicans murdered a number of persons at the Rancheria Hotel, rifled their pockets, and took $10,000 from a safe. It also describes the events leading up to Escobar's execution. The text notes that the engraving is "from a Daguereotype [sic] taken by D.A. Plecker." "Fishbourne's Lithr. S. Francisco."--text, below image. "Copy Right Secured."--text, bottom right corner. Paper color: buff.

48052:126

The California Water Carrier

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Image of a man carrying two buckets of water from a water barrel on a horse-drawn cart. There are houses and dogs in the background. "Boyd S.F. Published by T.C. Boyd, wood engraver, (Iron Building,) corner Washington and Montgomery sts., San Francisco."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamped text, upper right corner of sheet. Paper color: buff.

48052:025

Tremendous Excitement! Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities and hanged by the Vigilance Committee, on Sunday, August 24th at 3 o’clock P. M. in the presence of Fifteen thousand people

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Image is of a crowd in the foreground gathered outside several buildings and bodies hanging from the rafters of two buildings in the background. Several buildings are labeled. Text below image describes the events of August 24th. "Lith. & Publ. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Calif. corner Montg. Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

48052:016

Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora

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