Hanging Scaffold for Winnebago County

Hanging Scaffold for Winnebago County

This photograph may have been taken prior to the hanging of Clinton St. Clair on April 15, 1910 on the grounds of the County Jail and Courthouse. St. Clair's hanging was the fourth and last hanging in Winnebago County. The other three hangings took place in 1857, 1894, and 1897. Note the high fencing surrounding the gallows and the small area for witnesses. (Reference - Sinnissippi Saga, page 107, for a similar depiction.)

circa 1910

Midway Village Museum

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Still Image

90.5.46

Glass Plate Negative

8" x 10"