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1.
Execution of Hetherington and Brace, the murderers of Baldwin, Randall, West and Marion, July 29th

Published / Created:
[1856?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 403
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
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 thei...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Execution of Hetherington and Brace, the murderers of Baldwin, Randall, West and Marion, July 29th, 1856

2.
Execution of Casey & Cora, by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee, May 22d. 1856

Published / Created:
[1856?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 397
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A large crowd looks across an open space to a row of commercial buildings where, in the distance, two men can be seen hanging
Alternative Title:
Execution of Casey and Cora, by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco, and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Casey, James P., Cora, Charles, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Death & burial and Hanging
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Execution of Casey & Cora, by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee, May 22d. 1856

3.
Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco Thursday May

Creator:
Grob, T. (Trautman), artist
Published / Created:
[1856?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 380
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
stilll image
Abstract:
A group of civilians (mostly men) look across an open space to where two barely discernible individuals have been hanged from the roof of a row of buildings
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Printed by F. Kuhl
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
Casey, James P., Cora, Charles, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Death & burial and Hanging
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco Thursday May 22d, 1856

4.
The first trial & execution in S. Francisco on the night of 10th of June, at 2 o'clock

Creator:
Justh, Quirot & Co.
Published / Created:
[1851]
Call Number:
WA Prints 410
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
First trial and execution in San Francisco
Description:
Caption title.
Publisher:
Pub. and Lith. Justh, Quirot & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), and San Francisco.
Subject (Name):
Jenkins, John, 1815 or 1816-1851
Subject (Topic):
Hanging and Death and burial
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The first trial & execution in S. Francisco on the night of 10th of June, at 2 o'clock

5.
Tremendous excitement! : Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities and hung

Creator:
Justh, Quirot & Co.
Published / Created:
[August, 1851]
Call Number:
WA Prints 386
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Pictorial lettersheet view of crowd watching hangings carried out by the first (San Francisco) vigilance committee of 1851
Alternative Title:
Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities
Description:
Title from text printed below image.
Publisher:
Justh, Quirot & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco, and San Francisco.
Subject (Name):
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851 and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851.
Subject (Topic):
Hanging, Lynching, Vigilance committees, Hangings (Executions), and Lynchings
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Tremendous excitement! : Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities and hung by the vigilance committee on Sunday, August 24th at 3 o'clock p.m. in the presence of fifteen thousand people

6.
James Stuart hung by the Vigilance Committee on Market St. wharf, on the 11th of July 1851

Published / Created:
[1851?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 382
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Publ. & lith. by Justh Quirot & Co., Calif. corn. Montg. Sts
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
Stuart, James, 1816-1851 and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851.
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Hanging, and Harbors
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > James Stuart hung by the Vigilance Committee on Market St. wharf, on the 11th of July 1851 : immense multitude present : 500 of the Vigilance Committee on duty at the execution

7.
The Execution of ten of Miranda's officers

Published / Created:
Undated
Call Number:
Venezuel Cwv m812s
Collection Title:
History of the adventures and sufferings of Moses Smith : during five years of his life, from the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
Imperfect: plate is torn and is missing lower left corner with no loss of text.
Subject (Geographic):
Spain --Armed Forces --Officers, Spain --Colonies --Venezuela, and Venezuela --History --Miranda’s Expedition, 1806
Subject (Name):
Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816
Subject (Topic):
Beheading, Executions, Executions and executioners, and Hanging
Collection Created:
Brooklyn : Printed by Thomas Kirk, Main-Street, for the author ..., 1812
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Execution of ten of Miranda's officers