Heuer Staged Lynching
Photograph
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 1909
2023.10.222
Digital scan
Heuer, Joseph Deitrich 1890-1937Heuer, Shelby "Shell" ?-1962
Winthers, Sally
031 A+B+C+D Photo Files
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.
10/16/2023
10/16/2023