| Robert H. Vance [The Great Man Has Fallen] 1856, 15-16th May Daguerreotype Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art LL/61303 Wes Cowan (Facebook, "The Daguerreian Society", 8 September 2015) wrote:
"During the height of the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco. The banner commemorates the recent assassination of James King of William, the editor of the San Francisco Evening Enquirer. William was gunned down by James P. Casey, the editor of the Sunday Times, after William accused Casey of malfeasance."
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