The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Artist: Unknown

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The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were executed for four murders by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco. A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954.

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Size: 3717px × 4703px
Location: World,San Francisco,World,North and Central America,United States,Massachusetts,Worcester,Cambridge
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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