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| Title: | Execution of Crittenden and his companions by the Spanish soldiery, at Havana. |
| Image ID: | 814519 |
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| Creators: | Selfer, artist |
| Physical Description: | 1 print : col. ; 18 x 23 cm. (7 1/4 x 9 in.) |
| Material Type: | Prints |
| Subjects: | Firing Squads |
| Illustrations | |
| Punishment & Torture | |
| Cuba -- History -- Insurrection, 1849-1851 | |
| Executions -- Cuba -- Havana -- 1850-1859 | |
| Soldiers -- Spanish -- Cuba -- Havana -- 1850-1859 | |
| Crittenden, William L. | |
| Date Depicted: | 1851 |
| Notes: | Printed on border: " 'The poor fellows died nobly -- not a sigh, nor murmur, nor sign of fear was betrayed by any of them. Their brave commander, Colonel Crittenden, of Kentucky, met his fate like a soldier. On being t[old] to turn his back and kneel, he heroically replies: 'No! I never turn my back to the enemy, and kneel only to my God!' " Written on mount: "Colonel Crittenden, American veteran of the Mexican War and filibuster, is shot for leading soldiers in the revolutionary Cuban army of general Narciso Lopez, 1850- (execution took place in the Plaza Major, Havana)." Foxing and vertical fold marks on image. |
| Barcode Number: | 33333159446539 |
| Struc ID: | 592634 |
| Source: | Source information is not available |
| In Folder: | Punishments -- shooting View All images from Folder |
