Name/Title
Photograph, CabinetEntry/Object ID
1953.198.0001Description
Charles Frances Howard, last murderer hung by Jens Hansen, County Sheriff in Dec., 1894. Two copies.
Update - 2009: Black & white print. Studio portrait. Mounted on white matboard with guilt edge. Half length portrait of a man dressed in a dark 3-piece suit, white shirt & dark bow tie. He has short hair & a mustache & is looking directly at the camera.
Printed in lower border in green ink "Brown [AA logo] Rawlins Wyo".
Written on back in pencil: "Howard Francis Baggs Wyo[.] Last man hanged by a sheriff in Carbon County Dec - 1894[.] Hung by Sheriff Jens Hansen for murder."
Written on back in black ink: "Copied by State" "mounted" [crossed out]
Written on back in blue ink: "Howard Francis[both crossed out in black] Baggs Wyo. Last man hanged by a Sheriff in Carbon County[.] He was hung for murder Dec. 1894 by Jens Hansen who was Sheriff of Carbon County at that time. Given to museum by Harry Hansen[,] Craig, Colo[,] son of Jens Hansen"."I think the name was Chas Frances[sic] Howard instead of Howard Frances[sic]".
Mounted on acidic matboard. Mat yellowed & soiled. corner damage. Stain in upper left on front. Image badly faded; printing anomaly along right side - yellowed areas that look like staining but are under the emulsion - may be from adhesive? Image surface scuffed & scratched.
One 7" x 5" black & white copy print.
Written on back in black ink: "Chas. Frances{sic} {Francis} Howard[.] Baggs[.] Last man hanged by a sheriff in Carbon County. He was hanged for murder in Dec. 1894 by Jens Hansen who was then Sheriff of Carbon County[.]
Written on back in pencil: "Baggs"
Written in pencil on white adhesive label pasted to back: "Baggs"
Paper clip mark on upper edge in right corner on back; circular depressions in emulsion in lower left; emulsion cracked along lower right edges through center. Fingerprint above head at right. Paper wrinkled.
One 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 black & white copy print.
Written on back in black ink: "Baggs Wyo. Hanged by Sheriff in Carbon County[.] Hung for murder Dec 1894 by Jens Hansen Sheriff of Carbon County[.] Chas Francis Howard."
Horizontal scratch in emulsion in upper left.
Updated 2016: This man was known as Frank Howard.Collection
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