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The riots in New York : conflict between the military and the rioters in First Avenue

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809571


Item data

Title

The riots in New York : conflict between the military and the rioters in First Avenue

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Riots

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1863

Library Location

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

Subjects

Riots -- New York (State) -- New York
Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1860-1869
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863
Dead persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1860-1869
Shooting -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1860-1869
Violence -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1860-1869
Wounds & injuries -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1860-1869

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Aug. 15, 1863" Brown stain on image.
Source Note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17539717
Barcode: 33333159173380
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): caa90790-c55f-012f-f073-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1863

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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 riots in New York : conflict between the military and the rioters in First Avenue" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caa90790-c55f-012f-f073-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1863). The riots in New York : conflict between the military and the rioters in First Avenue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caa90790-c55f-012f-f073-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The riots in New York : conflict between the military and the rioters in First Avenue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caa90790-c55f-012f-f073-58d385a7bc34

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