The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872). Artist: Unknown

The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872). Artist: Unknown

1-149-697 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872). The riots began as protests against President Abraham Lincoln's Enrollment Act of Conscription drafting men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. Engraving from A Child's History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea, published by Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872).


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. John Gilmary Shea: American: Author, writer

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  1. Engraving

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World North and Central America United States New York New York

  1. 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5777x3013
File Size : 50,995kb


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  1. 0580001767
  1. 1-149-697
  1. 1149697
  1. 1767

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