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Photograph of the lynched bodies of four men
- Created by
- Liebrecht, Dieudonné, Belgian, born 1840
- Subject of
- Williams, Jerry, American, died 1892
- Davis, George, American, died 1892
- Williams, Willie, American, died 1892
- Robertson, Albert, American, died 1892
- Date
- 1892; printed ca. 1901
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.2 x 11 cm)
- Caption
- These four men, Jerry Williams, George Davis, Willie Williams, and Albert Robertson, were lynched in Iverness, Florida on April 19, 1892 after being implicated in the murders of two men, identified as Paymaster Stevenson and Mail Carrier Payne, bosses at the phosphate mine where the men were employed. According to a newspaper report from the St. Paul Daily Globe, "A mob surrounded the jail, overpowered the sheriff and hanged the men to trees nearby."
- Description
- A silver gelatin print of the lynched bodies ofJerry Williams, George Davis, Willie Williams, and Albert Robertson. The bodies are pictured hanging by their necks from a tree in a wooded area; two bodies on the left side of the tree and two on the right. The photograph is matted in a light grey cardboard frame with a delicate scroll design around the edge of the photograph. An inscription on the verso, written by hand in ink, reads: ["A necktie party" in Florida (1901)].
- Place captured
- Inverness, Citrus County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Le Journal Illustré No. 50
- Illustrated by
- Meyer, Henri, French, 1844 - 1899
- Designed by
- Méaulle, Fortuné-Louis, French, 1844 - 1901
- Subject of
- Williams, Jerry, American, died 1892
- Davis, George, American, died 1892
- Williams, Willie, American, died 1892
- Robertson, Albert, American, died 1892
- Published by
- Le Journal illustré, French, 1864 - 1899
- Date
- December 11, 1892
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 5/16 x 11 3/16 in. (38.9 x 28.4 cm)
- Description
- December 11, 1892, issue of the Parisian newspaper "Le Journal Illustré." The front page features a black and white print of four (4) African American men hanging by their necks from nooses tied to a tree in the woods. The image was drawn by Henri Meyer and engraved by Fortuné Méaulle. A caption is printed under the image, in black [QUATRE NEGRES 'LYNCHES' POUR AVOIR ASSASSINÉ UN CHEF DE TRAVAUX / Dessin de Henri Meyer - Gravure de MÉAULLE - Voir l'article, page 395.] The title, [Le Journal illustré] is printed at the top, with credits and information about the paper.
- Place made
- France, Europe
- Place depicted
- Inverness, Citrus County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newspapers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.40.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain