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Carrying Off the Dead

This August 4, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts citizens carrying the dead from the streets of Baltimore. The image dramatizes the strike violence Americans were reading about in newspapers and periodicals.

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CARRYING OFF THE DEAD.

About this Document

  • Source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
  • Citation: The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Date: August 4, 1877