Assassination of James King, of William, corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets, San Francisco, California / Richardson=Cox, sc. Execution of James P. Casey and Charles Cora in front of the vigilance committee rooms, San Francisco, California – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Assassination of James King, of William, corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets, San Francisco, California / Richardson=Cox, sc. Execution of James P. Casey and Charles Cora in front of the vigilance committee rooms, San Francisco, California, preserved in this antique engraving. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Assassination of James King, of William, corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets, San Francisco, California / Richardson=Cox, sc. Execution of James P. Casey and Charles Cora in front of the vigilance committee rooms, San Francisco, California
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The wood engraving shows the execution of James P. Casey and Charles Cora in front of the Vigilance Committee's rooms in San Francisco. The events leading to it began on the corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets, where Casey shot James King of William, the editor whose newspaper had attacked Casey's record. Cora, who had shot U.S. Marshal William Richardson, was hanged alongside Casey in late May 1856, after the committee had taken control of the city's justice. The print appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* that July, carrying the scene to readers well beyond California.
| Created / published | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1850-1860-Wood engravings 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 July 19, p. 88. |
| Subjects | Casey, James P.,--1827-1856--Death & burial--California--San Francisco. Cora, Charles,--1813-1856--Death & burial--California--San Francisco. Assassinations--California--San Francisco--1850-1860. Hangings--California--San Francisco--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,275 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-180035 |
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