San Quentin execution register, 1897-1937.

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San Quentin execution register, 1897-1937.

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Volumes record 141 capital commissions with captioned photographs of each inmate executed. Entries include annotations by prison staff recording execution number, name, height, weight, build, nationality, date executed, distance of drop for hanging, whether the execution was successful on first attempt, and a brief description of the crime committed. First volume is stamped 1893-1923, but pages from 1893-1902 are missing.

.33 linear foot (2 volumes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7971739

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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California State Prison at San Quentin

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