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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.
CARRYING OFF THE DEAD.
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Source:
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Citation:
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date:
August 4, 1877
Scope:
Regional
Topics:
Crime/Violence
Further Information:
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