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Metropolitan Police attacking New Orleans citizens at Custom House ; Sharpshooters behind cotton bales ; White citizens tearing off the uniforms of disguised "Metropolitans"

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813757


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Title

Metropolitan Police attacking New Orleans citizens at Custom House ; Sharpshooters behind cotton bales ; White citizens tearing off the uniforms of disguised "Metropolitans"

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1870s

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1874-10-03

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1870s

Subjects

United States -- 1870-1879
White League (La.) -- 1870-1879
Whites -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1870-1879
Police -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1870-1879
Riots -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1870-1879
Sharpshooting -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 1870-1879
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana

Genres

Prints

Notes

Source Note: Leslie's Weekly. (New York : Frank Leslie, 1855-1922)

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 21 x 24 cm. (8 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17168686
Barcode: 33333159325790
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28a79a50-c533-012f-2fe0-58d385a7bc34

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

1874-10-03

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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. "Metropolitan Police attacking New Orleans citizens at Custom House ; Sharpshooters behind cotton bales ; White citizens tearing off the uniforms of disguised "Metropolitans"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1874. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28a79a50-c533-012f-2fe0-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1874). Metropolitan Police attacking New Orleans citizens at Custom House ; Sharpshooters behind cotton bales ; White citizens tearing off the uniforms of disguised "Metropolitans" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28a79a50-c533-012f-2fe0-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Metropolitan Police attacking New Orleans citizens at Custom House ; Sharpshooters behind cotton bales ; White citizens tearing off the uniforms of disguised "Metropolitans"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28a79a50-c533-012f-2fe0-58d385a7bc34

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