Image:LazarousSchonour-GallowsNoose1.jpg

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Date
1903
Place
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
People
Lazarus L. Schonour1858 - 1943

Description

Based on a photograph, this sketch shows the new hanging scaffold at Berks County Prison in 1903.

Source

Courtesy of George Meiser IX and reproduced at the Reading Eagle article on the subject.

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  • (del) (cur) 03:48, 20 January 2016 . . BobC (Talk | contribs) . . 666×799 (26,626 bytes) (== Description == Based on a photograph, this sketch, left, shows the new hanging scaffold at Berks County Prison in 1903. A photo, right, shows the gallows in the Berks County Prison yard. == Source == Courtesy of [http://www.gmmix.com/ George Meiser IX)

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