[Body of George Hughes hanging from a tree, Sherman, Texas]

Date	May 9, 1930
Location	Sherman Texas United States
Dimensions	Image: 6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in. (16.1 x 11.2 cm) Paper: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Print medium	Photo-Gelatin silver

This Negro was burned by a mob at Sherman, Texas on May 9, 1930. He was taken from a vault in the courthouse after the courthouse had been burned by the same mob.

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Gift of Daniel Cowin, 1990

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