Image:Lynching-of-will-james.jpg

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  • Description: The lynching of Will James
    • Commercial Avenue jammed with spectators below the electrically lit Hustler's Arch. November 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois.
  • Source: Gelatin silver print. Real photo postcard. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2"


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current22:02, 2 August 2007578×366 (41 KB)Jeeny (larger version)
15:42, 27 July 2005330×209 (18 KB)Quadell (The lynching of Will James, 1909, Cairo, Illinois {{PD-US}} Category:Cairo, Illinois Category:1909 Category:Black and white photographs Category:United States history Category:Lynchings)
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