Tree where Burton was hanged by mob, Springfield, Aug 08.

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Title: Tree where Burton was hanged by mob, Springfield, Aug 08.
Published / Created: 1908.
Publication Place: Springfield, Illinois
Abstract: Photographic postcard depicting the tree where Scott Burton was lynched on August 14, 1908 during the Springfield, Illinois race riot, taken by an unidentified photographer
Description: Captions in English.
Title from captions.
Place and date of creation from captions.
Captions in the negative.
Manuscript captions on verso.
Provenance: Purchased from William Reese Co. (Swann Galleries sale 2308, 2013 March 21, lot 267) on the Beinecke Legacy Fund, 2013.
Extent: 1 photographic postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Photographic postcards
Photographs
Postcards
Material: black and white print ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Illinois.
Illinois
Springfield.
Springfield (Ill.)
Subject (Name): Burton, Scott, 1852-1908.
Subject (Topic): African Americans
Violence against
Lynching
Race riots
Riots
Race relations
Subjects: Burton, Scott, 1852-1908
African Americans > Illinois
African Americans > Violence against > Illinois > Pictorial works
Lynching > Illinois > Springfield
Race riots > Illinois > Pictorial works
Riots > Illinois > Pictorial works
Illinois > Race relations > Pictorial works
Springfield (Ill.) > Race relations > Pictorial works

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Tree Where Burton Was Hanged by Mob, Springfield, Aug 08. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.