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- Collection: Capital Punishment - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Mugshot of Gee Jon
Mugshot of Gee Jon, taken in Nevada State Prison. Gee Jon was the first person to be executed by lethal gas in the United States.
Governor Ronald Reagan and state Senator George Deukmejian signing the 1973 California death penalty bill, SB450
The photograph was taken after the signing. Gov. Regan passes his pen to Sen. George Deukmejian (R. Long Beach), sponsor of the death penalty bill, during formal ceremony here. At the right is Atty. Gen, Evelle J. Younger.
John Brown's last speech
Abolitionist John Brown, about to be sentenced to death in 1859, addresses the court. Broadside sold at "The Liberator", Wm. Lloyd Garrison's newspaper.
Execution of five deserters
Engraving of Union soldiers executing deserters via firing squad
Lethal Injection Bed
The lethal injection bed used in the "Old Main," the retired Southern part of the Penitentiary of New Mexico.
San Quentin Gas Chamber
The gas chamber that was located in San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California. The chamber was dismantled in 2019 when Governor Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on capital punishment in California and ordered the execution sites to be…
