The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
A long, single-file line of witnesses marches into the "death house" at San Quentin to observe Burton Abbott's execution by poison gas. The line is composed of men only; several policemen make up the tail end of the line. A policeman in an overcoat and holding a cup of coffee watches the line pass through.
Concepts:
aerial photograph; Abbott Murder Trial; witness; police officer; execution; man
Places:
San Quentin, California
Persons:
Burton Abbott
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