Sujet
Judge Isaac C Parker, the 'Hanging Judge', in his later years, c1890s (1954). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Judge Isaac C Parker, the 'Hanging Judge', in his later years, c1890s (1954). Previously a Missouri congressman, Parker was appointed District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas in 1875 at a time of great lawlessness in the American West. In his 21 years on the bench he tried over 13,000 cases, of which 344 were capital crimes. 160 defendants were sentenced to death by hanging. A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1954
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C49_062
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (1,9Mo) / 30,9cm x 40,6cm / 3651 x 4796 (300dpi)