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Title: Taken from county jail, 1863
Creator: Gonzales-Day, Ken
Date Created and/or Issued: 1863
Publication Information: Scripps College
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Ken Gonzales-Day Collection
Rights Information: All rights are retained by Ken Gonzales-Day. For permission to use this item, contact the artist.
Description: In 1863, a mob of approximately 200 men broke into the county jail in Los Angeles, and grabbed Boston Daimwood (or Damewood) and his 3 cohorts, along with a young man named Wood, who was being held for stealing chickens. All 5 were lynched. In the image, the bodies have been removed to raise awareness of this little-known chapter of American history. "Execution Scene in Los Angeles, CA." is written on the top of the image. A portion of the writing on the bottom is illegible.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: Executionmin2_kgd00102.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/kgd/id/69
Language: English
Subject: Crowds
Horses
Buildings
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Executions and executioners
Place: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Source: 4 x 6 inches; LightJet mounted on card stock; 2006
Relation: Lynchocracia
Ken Gonzales-Day - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/kgd

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