In its eagerness to get at a negro accused of shooting a white man, the lynching mob in Fort Smith, Ark., used railroad iron to batter in the doors and windows of the jail....

In its eagerness to get at a negro accused of shooting a white man, the lynching mob in Fort Smith, Ark., used railroad iron to batter in the doors and windows of the jail....

Digitized film strip
Transparency

American Press Association

American, estab. 1882

In its eagerness to get at a negro accused of shooting a white man, the lynching mob in Fort Smith, Ark., used railroad iron to batter in the doors and windows of the jail....

Gelatin silver transparency with applied color
Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 in. (8.3 × 10.2 cm)
Museum accession
1987.0218.0070

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