Inscription on De Mores Hotel, Medora
Subject(s): Executions in effigy, Jury, North Dakota--Billings County, North Dakota--Burleigh County, North Dakota--Medora, Sievers, Edward, Trials (Murder), Wadsworth, Mark
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Photograph of the De Mores Hotel in Medora, North Dakota, with several effigies hanging from a tree in protest of the decision in a murder trial. The murdered man, Ed Sievers, was widely believed to have been killed by his employer, Mark Wadsworth, due to the fact that Sievers was owed a considerable sum of back wages.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1895-10-21
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Page Count
2
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Theodore Roosevelt National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Inscription on De Mores Hotel, Medora. [October 21, 1895]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50180. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Inscription on De Mores Hotel, Medora. [21 Oct. 1895]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50180.
APA:
Unknown., [1895, October 21]. Inscription on De Mores Hotel, Medora.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50180.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
