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Title
James King of William - The Patriot Martyr of California, Editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, who was murderously assassinated by James P. Casey, May 14th, 1856 [upper] Portrait of Mr. King After Death, Showing the Entrance and Exit of the Fatal Ball [lower]
Date Created and/or Issued
1856
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Upper image is a portrait of James King in life (clothed). Lower image is of James King in death (nude, under a sheet). "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court, for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 25 x 19.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Identifier
48052:039
48700
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23425
Language
English
Subject
California--Pictorial works
King, James, 1822-1856
San Francisco (Calif.)--History
Wood engravings. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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