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Title
The Christiana tragedy
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American History -- 1801s-1850s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1872
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-H-180
Topics
African Americans -- History -- 1800-1899
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- 1850-1859
Slav holders -- United States -- 1850-1859
Fugitive slaves -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- 1850-1859
Riots -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- 1850-1859
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "1872." "Slave hunters in Lancaster County, Sept. 1851."
Source note: The underground railroad : a record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, etc. (Philadelphia : Porter, 1872) Still, William (1821-1902), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14 x 18 cm. (5 1/2 x 7 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17594435
Barcode: 33333159330881
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8e856b0-c52e-012f-0590-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1872: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Christiana tragedy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc1f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Christiana tragedy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc1f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872). The Christiana tragedy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc1f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Christiana tragedy