LYNCHING OF BILL BARNES AND JNO. WALKER 1910 MONTEZUMA, GA RPPC.
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Winning Bid:
$616.55 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
6
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
#242 - Session 1
Value Code:
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Item Description
3.5x5.25". Handwritten text on back reads "Lynching Of Bill Barnes And Jno. Walker In Flint River Swamps At Montezuma, Ga/Nov. 7-'10". Newspaper coverage of the lynchings detailed that the two men were accused of the murder of a local Night Marshal. Barnes reportedly confessed and implicated Walker (some news reports referred to Walker as "Bob Bryant"). Barnes was hanged on the 7th, while an angry mob overpowered the jailer and removed Walker shortly after he was apprehended. The mob then lynched Walker on the same pole as Barnes in the early hours of November 8th. The newspaper reported that the bodies were "riddled with bullets." The ghastly images of the two black men are clear while the figures walking in the foreground are blurry due to the longer exposure. Creasing in the upper left and bottom right corners, otherwise light handling. VF.
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