Lynch mob and victim
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Call Number |
Z-245 |
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Title |
Lynch mob and victim |
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Summary |
Members of a lynch mob gather around the charred body of victim, Will Brown, a Black man, in Omaha, Nebraska. From Orville D Menard's “Lest We Forget: The Lynching of Will Brown, Omaha’s 1919 Race Riot,” "A riot-crazed mob stormed the burning Douglas County Courthouse on September 28, 1919, and lynched an African American, Will Brown. The victim, accused of raping a white woman, had no opportunity to prove his innocence." Smoke rises off of Brown's grotesque, contorted figure as the spectators smile for the camera. |
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Date |
September 28, 1919 |
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Notes |
Correct identification of photo provided by user. [Mark D. Budka] Photo credit from Nebraska State Historical Society reads: "Spectators gathered around Brown's body, inset upper half of Omaha World-Herald front page, September 29, 1919." Formerly F8140.; Formerly X-11000245; Hand-written on negative sleeve: "Negro Stake Burning" and "Preston Porter(?)." [Preston Porter was a lynching victim in Limon, Colorado, in November, 1900.] Title supplied by cataloger.; R7110002453 |
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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.) |
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Subject |
Omaha (Neb.)--1910-1920.
African Americans--Nebraska--Omaha--1910-1920.
Lynchings--Nebraska--Omaha--1910-1920. |
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Rights |
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
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Reproduction Available for Purchase |
Yes (digital reproduction) |
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Type of Material |
Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image |
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Relation |
Image File: ZZR711000245 |
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Format-Medium |
Photograph |
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Identifier |
F8140 DPLW; X-11000245 |
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Filename |
11000245.TIF |
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CONTENTdm number |
11207 |
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