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Call Number	Z-245
Title	Lynch mob and victim
Summary	Members of a lynch mob gather around the charred body of victim, John Preston Porter, Jr., a Black man, near Limon, Colorado, in Lincoln County. Never tried for his crime and linked to the death of a young girl only circumstantially, the mob tied Porter to railroad ties, surrounded him with kindling, doused him with kerosene, and set him on fire. Smoke rises off of Porter's grotesque, contorted figure as the spectators smile for the camera.
Date	[1900?]
Notes	Formerly F8140.; Formerly X-11000245; Hand-written on negative sleeve: "Negro Stake Burning" and "Preston Porter(?)."; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7110002453
Physical Description	1 photonegative : glass ; 22 x 17 cm. (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 16 x 21 cm. (6 1/4 x 8 in.)
Subject	Limon (Colo.)--1900-1910. African Americans--Colorado--Limon--1900-1910. Lynchings--Colorado--Limon--1900-1910.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711000245
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F8140 DPLW; X-11000245
Filename	11000245.TIF