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Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora
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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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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.
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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.
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Execution of Hetherington and Brace The Murderers of Baldwin, Randall, West and Marion. July 29th 1856
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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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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.
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The First Trial & Execution in S. Francisco on the Night of 10th of June at 2 O’Clock
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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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