In a large square overlooked by a row of buildings, a central gallows is surrounded by large numbers of armed men in guard-like rows, behind whom crowds are massed. The hanging has already occurred; the two condemned men's bodies, with hoods over their heads, are suspended below the open trap door of the gallows
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Noisy Carier's Book & Stationery Co."--Lower right corner., and Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were each accused of murdering two men in two separate incidents, and were executed by the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance.
Publisher:
Lith. & pub. by Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco, and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Hetherington, Joseph, 1820?-1856, Brace, Philander, -1856, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Executions and executioners, Hanging, and Gallows
A sheet with two vignettes. The first, at top, "Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front," shows building facades on Sacramento Street. Activities include the shoring of a bunker and gathering of ammunition. Men stand ready with cannons on the rooftops. Ship masts are in the harbor in the distance. The second illustration, with caption "Mass meeting endorsing the acts of the Vigilance Committe June 14th" ("Committe" having dropped the final "e"), shows large crowds gathered in the streets of San Francisco
Description:
Title from caption at top of sheet., The phrase "Daguer'pe. by Vance" appears in lower left corner, suggesting that at least one of the images, and perhaps both, was drawn from a daguerreotype by early California photographer Robert H. Vance., Unnumbered pages 2-3 blank., and "Constitution and address of the Vigilance Committee ... adopted, May 15th, 1856"--Unnumbered page 4.
Publisher:
Britton and Rey
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
Subject: Two vignettes: The first, at top, "Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front" shows building facades on Sacramento Street. Activities include the shoring of a bunker and gathering of ammunition. Men stand ready with cannons on the rooftops. Ship masts are in the harbor in the distance. The second illustration with caption "Mass Meeting Endorsing the Acts of the Vigilance Committe[e] June 14th" shows large crowds gathered in the streets of San Francisco
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 402 Copy 2: Manuscript note at top: "Received Tuesday July 15, 1886.", "Noisy Carier's Book & Stationary Co."--Lower left corner., Pages [2-3] blank., and "Constitution and Address of the Vigilance Committee ... Adopted May 15th, 1856"--Page [4].
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco., and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject: Two vignettes: The first, at top, "Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. betn. Davis & Front" shows building facades on Sacramento Street. Activities include the shoring of a bunker and gathering of ammunition. Men stand ready with cannons on the rooftops. Ship masts are in the harbor in the distance. The second illustration with caption "Mass Meeting Endorsing the Acts of the Vigilance Committe[e] June 14th" shows large crowds gathered in the streets of San Francisco
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 402 Copy 2: Manuscript note at top: "Received Tuesday July 15, 1886.", "Noisy Carier's Book & Stationary Co."--Lower left corner., Pages [2-3] blank., and "Constitution and Address of the Vigilance Committee ... Adopted May 15th, 1856"--Page [4].
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco., and San Francisco (Calif.)
Lithograph shows Portsmouth Square in San Francisco; named buildings include Eldorado and Parker House; horse drawn cart and wagon; many people in the square. Masts rising from ships in mid-ground; hills in background
Description:
BEIN BrSide4o Zc72 850taz 01: On sheet 11.8 x 17. 6 cm. and Title from caption below image.
BEIN WA Prints +444: Some tears. Some annotations in manuscipt. On sheet 16 x 43 cm., Relief shown pictorially., and Coordinates not present and are approximated.
Print shows a map-like view of San Francisco looking toward North Bay on the left and toward Rincon Point on the right; with significant buildings and locations identified numerically: North Bay, Contra Costa, Yerba Buena Island, California Exchange, Plaza, Leanard's Warehouse, Rincon Point, Market Street Pier, California Street, Central Wharf, Catholic Church, Marine Telegraph, and Anjill Island. Unindexed, Telegraph Hill on left
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +87: On sheet 37 x 49 cm. and Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Henry Bill
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
BEIN WA Prints +86: On sheet 37 x 49 cm. Date in copyright statement altered from 1852 to 1857., Printed area measures 22.6 x 40.4 cm., Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1857 by Henry Bill in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the District of Connecticut., Bird's eye view of San Francisco with 13 points of interest labeled: North Bay; Contra Costa; Yerba Buena Island; California Exchange; Plaza; Leonard's Warehouse; Rincon Point; Market Street Pier; California Street; Central Wharf; Catholic Church; Marine Telegraph; Anjill Island., and Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published for the History of the world by Henry Bill New York
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
