
Execution of four prisoners for conspiracy and murder. Fifth man turned States evidence, which convicted two of his own brothers, to save his own life in Porto [Puerto] Rico.
Creator
Givens, James David
Date created
circa 1900
Accession No.
OFI-002883
Citation
Scenes taken in the Philippines and on the Pacific, relating to soldiers.
Location
OFI photographs, Box 4.
Notes
Subject: Scene of an execution in Puerto Rico – four men tied to posts, wrapped in black cloth await the firing squad. Givens was the post photographer at the Presidio of San Francisco sta
Type
Type: Photograph, halftone reproduction, B/W, white border, matte.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical : sheet 14 x 18 cm.
Subject 1
Capital punishment — Puerto Rico.
Subject 2
Firing squads (Execution) — Puerto Rico.
Subject 3
Executions and executioners — Puerto Rico.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 4.
Call number
OFI-002883
Cataloger
GERRY
