Siege of the Mechanics' Institute during the New Orleans Riot, July 30, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.

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Siege of the Mechanics' Institute during the New Orleans Riot, July 30, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.

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Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/01/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, May 12, 2016.

Depicted ContentPhilip H. Sheridan to Ulysses S. Grant, New Orleans, August 3, 1866.

Depicted ContentPhilip H. Sheridan to Ulysses S. Grant, New Orleans, August 2, 1866.

Depicted ContentPhilip H. Sheridan to Ulysses S. Grant, New Orleans, August 1, 1866.

Depicted ContentJohn Tompkins Monroe to the People of New Orleans, New Orleans, July 30, 1866.

Depicted ContentIn New Orleans, a Republican effort to meet in Constitutional Convention results in riots and scores die.

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engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Original caption

The Riot in New Orleans - Siege and assault of the Convention by the Police and Citizens - Sketched by Theodore R. Davis.

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, August 25, 1866, p. 536.

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