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Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre

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Punishments -- Shooting

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Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre

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Title
Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre
Names
Fennemore, James, 1849-1941 (Photographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Punishments -- Shooting

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1877
Date Issued: 1877
Topics
Firing squads
Punishment & torture
Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877
Coffins -- 1870-1879
Dead persons -- Utah -- 1870-1879
executions -- Utah -- 1870-1879
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Notes
Content: Written on border: "Apr. 14, 1877" Printed on border: "John D. Lee, the Mormon elder, shot, March 23d, for complicity in the Mountain Meadows Massacre -- taken just before his execution." "Utah. --The Mountain Meadows Massacre -- the body of the Mormon elder, John D. Lee, deposited in its coffin immediately after his execution, March 23d. --from a photograph, taken expressly for this paper, by Fennimore, Beaver City." Includes additional text. Foxing on image.
Source note: Leslie's monthly magazine. (New York : F. Leslie, 1904-1905).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17696958
Barcode: 33333159446489
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 45174f60-c562-012f-eff2-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1849: Creator Born
  • 1877: Created (Approximate)
  • 1941: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877 - 1877. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1da0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1da0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1877 - 1877). Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1da0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Justice at last! Execution of John D. Lee for complicity in the mountain meadows massacre