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Rebecca Solnit, Dickinson College
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 25, 2010.
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engraving
Original caption
Frightful scene in the dressing room of the Continental Theatre, Philadelphia, on the evening of Saturday, September 14, 1861 - Accidental burning of a portion of the ballet corps while preparing for the dance in Shakespeare's play of "The Tempest," resulting in the death of seven of the dancers - sketched by Mr. Oehlschlager who witnessed the catastrophe
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 28, 1861, p. 312-313.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image.