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Creator:: Grob, T. (Trautman), artist
Published / Created:: [1856?]
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

Published / Created:: [1851?]
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title from caption below image., "His confession & evidence proved him guilty of the murder of Chas. Moore, Sheriff of Yuba County, -- of the murderous assault & robbery of Mr. Jansen in this city, & of the Captain of the brig Jas. Caskie in this harbor -- of the robbery of the custom house at Monterey -- besides numerous other robberies & murders. No criminal was ever more daring or successful -- more reckless or cold blooded. He was a Sydney convict, transported for life for forgery. His last words were 'I die resigned -- my sentence is just.'", and "View taken from the storeship Byron. Foot of Market St. wharf San Francisco."
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

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. and Verso blank.
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