Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Group Creator Name:
- Justh, Quirot & Co. (active ca. 1851-ca. 1852), lithographer (attributed
to)
- Noisy Carrier's Book and Stationary Co. (Ch. P. Kimball) (active ca.
1851-ca. 1856), printer
Title:
Execution of Jose Forner, Dec[ember] 10, 1852, on Russian Hill, San Francisco [California] for the murder of Jose Rodrigues
Date:
1852
Materials:
print on paper: lithograph
Dimensions:
20.3 x 26 cm., sheet
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0033 (variant)--A
Subject:
- California, Northern
- Criminals
- Events
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Lithographs
- Pictorial lettersheets
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Content/Description:
Notes:
Execution of figure hanging from scaffolding erected on hill; armed guards surround platform as crowd observes event; San Francisco Bay in background.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Printed title (LC). Stamped (LL): Noisy Carrier Publishing [Hall, 77] Long Wharf, [San Francisco], Charles P. [Kimball, proprietor]. Attribution to Justh, Quirot & Co. based on Peter's California on Stone, p. 133.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf029006f r

Execution of Jose Forner, Dec[ember] 10, 1852, on Russian Hill, San Francisco [Calif…