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FROM THE ARCHIVE1855·New York, New York

BOGUS PICTURES OF EXECUTIONS

Scanned from Frank Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper, 1855
BOGUS PICTURES OF EXECUTIONS
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NEN IRE CHT BE the ngs tlas ptly ld at ugh Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880 by Fxanx Lesuig in the a Sy. I Dh Spe Glerks Office of the Dictrict Court for the Southern Distriet of. New York No 212Vow IX NEW YORK SATURDAY DECEMBER 24 Puicz 6 Cunts roe carry 1859 CautionMore Bogus Pictures Sarurpay Evenine December 17th 1859 Tur Publishers of one of our imitators having announced that they will issueearly this Saturday afternoon Pictures of the Executions at Charlestown which took place at one oclock Pp M on Friday afternoon we make the following statement to put the Public on their guard. None of the Artists there present reached.

New York till six oclock on Saturday evening five hours after said paper was issued while these fancy Pictures were on the press at three oclock this Saturday morning fifteen hours before the sketches made there could have reached. New York We could have published at the same time but we preferred to wait for the dona fide sketches. As a proof of our immense facilities we give the history of the double page block in the present paper. To make preparations.

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