Image is of Escobar, hanged from a tree. A small crowd looks on. The text below the image describes an incident in which a group of Mexicans murdered a number of persons at the Rancheria Hotel, rifled their pockets, and took $10,000 from a safe. It also describes the events leading up to Escobar's execution. The text notes that the engraving is "from a Daguereotype [sic] taken by D.A. Plecker." "Fishbourne's Lithr. S. Francisco."--text, below image. "Copy Right Secured."--text, bottom right corner. Paper color: buff. Baird notes that Escobar was hanged on August 10th, 1855..
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; 25 x 20 cm (10 x 7 5/8 in.) overall.
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