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The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt

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Image ID

808475


Item data

Title

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1770s

Names

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1880 - 1920 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-177

Subjects

Boston Massacre, 1770
United States -- 1770-1779
Men -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1770-1779
Soldiers -- British -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1770-1779
Wounds & injuries -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 1770-1779

Genres

Reproductions

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Engrav'd, printed & sold by Paul Revere, Boston." --lettered on border.
Source Note: Source information not available.

Physical Description

Photogravures
Extent: 12 x 11 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)

Abstract

"The unhappy sufferers were Messs. Saml. Gray, Saml. Maverick, Jams. Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, & Patk. Carr killed. Six wounded, two of them (Christr. Monk & John Clark) mortally."--lettered on border. Includes additional text.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613318
Barcode: 33333159310412
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0c674440-c530-012f-50b9-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1880

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c674440-c530-012f-50b9-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1880 - 1920). The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c674440-c530-012f-50b9-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c674440-c530-012f-50b9-58d385a7bc34

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