The first trial and execution in San Francisco on the night of 10th of June at 2 o'clock

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Title: The first trial and execution in San Francisco on the night of 10th of June at 2 o'clock
Creator: Justh & Co.
Date: before 1851 June 21
Identifier: Kemble-Spec-Col-09_B079
General note(s): Del. after the nature by W.C.K.
Depicts the hanging of John Jenkins, a "Sydney man," from the rafters of the San Francisco Custom House in the Plaza. A sign on the Custom House reads "Burgoyne."
Written in pencil on back: "neg no 4543 A371 B-79."
Genre: Lithographs
Physical description: 1 lithograph: 17 x 24 cm
Publisher: San Francisco (Calif.): Justh & Co.
Preferred citation: The first trial and execution in San Francisco on the night of 10th of June at 2 o'clock, before June 21, 1851; California lettersheet collection, Kemble Spec Col 09; [box number, folder number]; California Historical Society.
Rights statement: No Known Copyright
Publication rights: This item is in the public domain in the United States. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required. Upon request, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.
Topical subject(s): Executions and executioners
Plazas
Geographical subject(s): San Francisco (Calif.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rx9dfv
Collection identifier: Kemble Spec Col 09