The last lynching in California happened on the night of December 7, 1933 when two men were taken from the jail in San Jose, California against their will and hung in the center of town. They had kidnapped a local boy who was the heir to a department store fortune. The offered image shows the mob using a bettering ram to break into the jail. They were successful and moments after this incredible photograph was taken, the men (Thomas Thurmond and John Holmes) would be dead. Issued by the International News and with a full paper caption, this is the only photograph from this famous event we have ever seen!
Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 10/10