Searching for remains following the June 6, 1867 boiler explosion in Philadelphia, artist's impression.

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Sarah Goldberg, House Divided Project at Dickinson College

Scan date

07/20/2016

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 8, 2016.

Depicted ContentIn Pennsylvania, a massive boiler explosion in Philadelphia kills and injures dozens of saw mill workers.

Image type

engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Original caption

Boiler Explosion in Philadelphia - Recovering the Bodies - Sketched by E. Frazier.

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, June 22, 1867, p. 389.

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