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