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| Picture No | 10219190 |
| Date | 1851 |
| Description | Lynching in San Francisco, California 1851 |
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The lynching of a thief, who was caught and hung by a mob of nearly 200 people, San Francisco, 10th June 1851. In the absence of any other police force, a Vigilance Committee had been formed; a group pleased to try and execute this criminal.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 9 August 1851, page 181 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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