Name/Title
Heuer Staged LynchingEntry/Object ID
2023.10.222Description
Young men pretending to hang a man while other stand around with shotguns or a hatchet. Two little girls and a man with crutches observe the scene.
A note indicates the men include Joe Heuer (with white shirt, hands on hips) and Shell Heuer, being lynched. Joe and Shelby were two of eight children from the John D. Heuer family.
Circa after 1909Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
Heuer, Joseph Deitrich 1890-1937, Heuer, Shelby "Shell" ?-1962Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information.
"tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack SheridanLocation
Box
031 A+B+C+D Photo FilesGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.Create Date
October 16, 2023Update Date
October 16, 2023