Aftermath of the fatal Boiler Explosion at West 28th Street, New York City, September 9, 1867, artist's impression.

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Sarah Goldberg, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/14/2016

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 27, 2017.

Depicted ContentA massive boiler explosion at a saw-mill kills several New Yorkers.

Image type

engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Original caption

The late Remarkable and Fatal Boiler Explosion in West Twenty-eighth Street, New York City : Ruins of the Saw-Mill, 258 West 28th Street, N.Y., immediately after the explosion on Monday, September 9th - Searching for the dead.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 28, 1867, p. 17.