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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., before 1851 September 1

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Identifier: Baird 274:

Scope and Contents

Depicts a large crowd watching a double hanging from the rafters of a San Francisco building, with signs for Bullitt, Patrick & Dow, Torrey & Blanchard, H.A. Cheever & Co., and the Vigilance Committee Chambers.

Dates

  • before 1851 September 1

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection materials are in English, with a few lettersheets in German and French.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 flat boxes (2.75 linear feet)

Physical Description

Lithograph; 16 x 25 cm.

General Note

Lith. & Publ. by Justh, Quirot & Co.

Repository Details

Part of the California Historical Society Repository

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