Beschreibung:

Lot of 10 silver gelatin photographs, 2.75 x 4.5 in., documenting the public hanging of an unidentified African American man, location unknown. Ca early 20th century. The series begins with a frontal view of the condemned man before being taken to the gallows, a view of the executioner and others standing on or near the gallows, a view of witnesses sitting on the roof of a brick building watching the events unfold, six views of the man just before, during, and immediately after his death, including a photo of the noose being placed around his neck and the man being dropped from the platform, with a crowd rushing to take him down, and an overhead shot of the man's body, covered in a white sheet, being carried away. Condition: Overall very fine condition. Few of the shots have faded a bit. Otherwise, rich tonality.