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English: Title: The gallows on which Rodgers (a soldier), Garza, Vicente Garcia, & Vela were hanged at Brownsville, Texas in 1866

Creator: Unknown
Date: 1866
Part Of: Lawrence T. Jones III Texas photography collection
Description: The earliest known photograph of an execution in Texas was taken in Brownsville, Texas on June 22, 1866 by either Louis de Planque or R.H. Wallis. This view shows, from left to right, Vicente Garcia, Juan Vela and Florencio Garza standing on the gallows trap door just seconds before it was sprung. A large and unruly crowd attended the execution and mounted U.S. cavalryman, called upon to help maintain order, can be seen in the far background behind the gallows. Although other photographs of this event were taken, this single image is the only known original that is extant.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount; 10 x 6 cm.
Form/Genre: Cartes de visite; Photographs; Portrait photographs
File: federal_army-1-06c.tif
Rights: Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
For more information, see: http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/jtx,357

View Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs at: http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/jtx/
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Author SMU Central University Libraries
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  • Historic Texas Photographs
  • Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photography Collection
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  • Texas
  • gallows
  • executions
  • Brownsville

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