Wunderkammer: The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection
Sat, Feb 1, 2025 12:00PM EST
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Lot 389
[CRIME]. Photograph of the Noose and Cap used to Hang “Hand...
Estimate: $80 - $150
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[CRIME]. Photograph of the Noose and Cap used to Hang ?Handsome Harry," Last Legal Execution by Hanging in New York City. Philadelphia: P.J. Press Bureau, early 20th century. Sepia-toned photograph depicting a noose and black hoods. P-J Press Bureau stamp verso with pencil notation: ?Noose and black cap used at hanging of ?Handsome Harry' Carlton, the last man hung in the Tomb". Carlton was convicted of killing a policeman responding to an assault Oct. 28, 1888, and was the last person to be legally hanged in Manhattan at the Tombs Prison on Dec. 5, 1889. 6 ? x 3 7/8". Very good.
