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The Riots at New York—The Rioters Burning and Sacking the Colored Orphan Asylum
The Riots at New York—The Rioters Burning and Sacking the Colored Orphan Asylum, 5th Avenue and 46th Street, New York City draft riot in 1863, wood engraving in Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War, ca. 1866–1868 (Library of Congress)

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Photo by: Library of Congress |  VIRIN: 201113-D-BD104-068.JPG