Homes of the Rioters.

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Creator / Contributor: J. H. W.
Title: Homes of the Rioters.
Date: 1863
Description: Sketch: 1 p. This is a finished and detailed sketch of the dwellings, likely of some rioters, in the Five Points area of Manhattan. Written on the verso, 'On the 13th of July not a single thief was left in the Five Points.-Capt. John Jourden, 6th ward Metropolitan Police.' Written on the recto, 'On the.'
Notes: For an unfinished version of this sketch, see 'Unfinished sketch of anti-draft rioters' homes.'
Identifier: ai01013
1943.496
Subject: Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863
Soldiers--United States
Police--New York (State)--New York
Subject personal name: Jourden, John
Subject geographic name: New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Five Points (New York, N.Y.)--History
Material type or medium of original: Sketchbooks
Sketches
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