Murder of an African-American on Clarkson Street, New York City, July 13, 1863, artist's impression

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Murder of an African-American on Clarkson Street, New York City, July 13, 1863, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/03/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 20, 2013

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Image type

engraving

Original caption

Hanging a Negro in Clarkson Street

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, August 1, 1863, p. 484.

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