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The Zenith of French Glory; -- The Pinnacle of Liberty.  Religion, Justice, Loyalty & all the Bugbears of Unenlightened Minds, Farewell!

The Zenith of French Glory; -- The Pinnacle of Liberty. Religion, Jus...

Public domain image of a French military uniform, Napoleonic Wars, armed forces, France, revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Memories of the Union - execution of Nathan Hale on the site of east Broadway, corner of Market Street, New York, September 21, 1776 / M. Nevin.

Memories of the Union - execution of Nathan Hale on the site of east B...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1860 Nov. 24, p. 745. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civil War envelope showing hooded man hanging on gallows with message "Jeff Davis, the wrong man in the right place"

Civil War envelope showing hooded man hanging on gallows with message ...

Addressed to Miss Sophie V[...]beck, H[...], Orange Co., N.Y. ; postmarked Washington City Jul. 1861 ; bears Congressional free frank of Rep. Frank W. Kellogg of Michigan. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074... More

The lynching of Frank McManus in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The lynching of Frank McManus in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Photograph shows the body of McManus hanging from a tree after being lynched by a mob. 9713 U.S. Copyright Office.

Soldiers and prisoner T. Hovenden 1884 ; Fredk. Juengling sc. N.Y. '84

Soldiers and prisoner T. Hovenden 1884 ; Fredk. Juengling sc. N.Y. '84

Print shows John Brown leaving a jail on the way to his execution by hanging; he stops on the steps to kiss an African American infant. A delegation of sheriff and deputies follow him and the way is lined with ... More

Troops drawn up in Hollow Square to witness an execution

Troops drawn up in Hollow Square to witness an execution

Stereograph showing Union troops in formation surrounding a scaffold near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 983. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to John Reekie, b... More

Troops drawn up in Hollow Square to witness an execution

Troops drawn up in Hollow Square to witness an execution

Stereograph showing Union troops in formation surrounding a scaffold near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 983. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to John Reekie, b... More

Francisco Goya - A caza de dientes.

Francisco Goya - A caza de dientes.

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T.]

[Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T.]

Photograph shows the hanging of Private William Johnson and other soldiers witnessing the event, Petersburg, Virginia. Title from Gladstone's inventory notes. Pencil inscription on back reads: Hanging negro sol... More

[Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T.]

[Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T.]

Photograph shows the hanging of Private William Johnson and other soldiers witnessing the event, Petersburg, Virginia. Title from Gladstone's inventory notes. Pencil inscription on back reads: Hanging negro sol... More

[Stagecoach robbery series] What the sheriff found / / Photographed and published by Ed. Tangen, Boulder, Colorado.

[Stagecoach robbery series] What the sheriff found / / Photographed an...

Photograph shows staged hanging of stage coach robber from tree; sheriff observes from horseback. J158584 U.S. Copyright Office No. 1979 (8). Copyright 1911. Copyright deposit ; Tangen (Ed.) Boulder, Colo. ; A... More

Execution of a deserter, Alexandria, Virginia / Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.

Execution of a deserter, Alexandria, Virginia / Negative by Brady & Co...

Stereograph shows the hanging body of William Johnson of 23rd Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, executed for the "attempt to outrage the person of a young lady at New-Kent Court-house" and desertion, near Petersbu... More

Execution of a deserter, Alexandria, Va. / Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.

Execution of a deserter, Alexandria, Va. / Negative by Brady & Co., Wa...

Stereograph shows the hanging body of William Johnson of 23rd Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, executed for the "attempt to outrage the person of a young lady at New-Kent Court-house" and desertion, near Petersbu... More

Execution of a Colored soldier - 19th century Virginia.

Execution of a Colored soldier - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows the execution of William Johnson, 23rd Regiment, United States Colored Troops (USCT), at Petersburg, Va., 1864. From series Photographic History, 1861-1865. "The War for the Union, 1861-1865"... More

Execution of a Colored soldier - 19th century Virginia.

Execution of a Colored soldier - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows the execution of William Johnson, 23rd Regiment, United States Colored Troops (USCT), at Petersburg, Va., 1864. From series Photographic History, 1861-1865. "The War for the Union, 1861-1865"... More

Troops drawn up in Hallow Square to witness an execution

Troops drawn up in Hallow Square to witness an execution

Stereograph showing Union troops in formation surrounding a scaffold near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 983. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to John Reekie, b... More

Troops drawn up in Hallow Square to witness an execution

Troops drawn up in Hallow Square to witness an execution

Stereograph showing Union troops in formation surrounding a scaffold near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 983. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to John Reekie, b... More

Andersonville Prison as seen by John L. Ransom, author and publisher of "Andersonville diary, escape and list of the dead," Washington, D.C. / A. Sachse & Co. Lithographers & Printers, Baltimore.

Andersonville Prison as seen by John L. Ransom, author and publisher o...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Andersonville Prison, with prisoner's tents, gallows for executions, and a stream for washing, surrounded by three rows of stockade fences and with artillery batteries of ca... More

Andersonville Prison as seen by John L. Ransom, author and publisher of "Andersonville diary, escape and list of the dead," Washington, D.C. / A. Sachse & Co. Lithographers & Printers, Baltimore.

Andersonville Prison as seen by John L. Ransom, author and publisher o...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Andersonville Prison, with prisoner's tents, gallows for executions, and a stream for washing, surrounded by three rows of stockade fences and with artillery batteries of ca... More