Building in Virginia City, Montana, where vigilantes hanged five men.

Building in Virginia City, Montana, where vigilantes hanged five men.
View of the store in Virginia City, Montana, where vigilantes hanged five men on January 14, 1864. The five men killed in this building as
accused road agents were Boone Helm, Jack Gallagher, Frank Parrish, Haze Lyons, and 'Clubfoot' George Lane. Nine men and two children
stand on the boardwalk in front of the building. They are, as numbered, 1) N. D. Johnson, 2) Joe Smith II, 3) Samuel V. Stewart, 4) J. E. Callaway, 5) Martin McLean, 6) H. D. Rossiter, 7) Henry Wurm, 8) Henry Schermerhorn, and 9) Jim Summers. | Creator: Unknown photographer | Date: ca. 1895-1905 | Source: PAc 956-227, Montana Legacy Photograph Collection, Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, MT. | Rights: Photos may not be re-used without written permission of MHS Photograph Archives. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code).
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