Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: [Vigilance Committee hanging of James Stuart on July 11, 1851, San Francisco, California]
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creator Name:
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Taber, W. (active ca. 1891), artist
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Title:
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[Vigilance Committee hanging of James Stuart on July 11, 1851, San Francisco, California]
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Date:
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[1891]
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Materials:
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drawing on paper: pen and ink
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Dimensions:
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29.7 x 44.2 cm.
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Current Location:
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Bancroft Library.
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Address:
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Berkeley, California 94720-6000
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Object ID:
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BANC PIC 1963.002:0304--B
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Subject:
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- California, Northern
- Criminals
- Events
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Waterfronts
- Drawings
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Content/Description:
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Notes:
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Riotous crowd of men on Market Street Wharf surround gallows where Stuart stands awaiting execution with noose around his neck. Rowboats on water, men climbing in rigging of a ship and standing on adjacent buildings to watch execution.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
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Notes:
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Handwritten title (LR): Vigilance Committee Hanging, Ja[me]s Stuart, San Francisco, July 11, 1851. Signature (LL, within image): Taber. Probably an illustration for magazine article in The Century.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/tf3v19p2hc
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