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Riot in Philadelphia, June [i.e. July] 7th 1844

Lithograph of a night street battle: militiamen with muskets fire into a crowd of men in top hats who fire pistols and throw bricks, smoke fills the street, a soldier lies on the cobblestones, and a woman carrying a child hurries away at right.
Made by
H. Bucholzer, artist; James Baillie, publisher
Date
1844
Held by
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Catalog number
LC-DIG-pga-05259; PGA - Baillie--Riot in Philadelphia (A size)
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Credit line
H. Bucholzer, Riot in Philadelphia, lithograph, New York: James Baillie, 1844. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-pga-05259.
Catalog record
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Description

Lithograph of a night street battle: militiamen with muskets fire into a crowd of men in top hats who fire pistols and throw bricks, smoke fills the street, a soldier lies on the cobblestones, and a woman carrying a child hurries away at right.

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