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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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