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Illustrations from the New York Public Library

No photographs of the riots are available, but woodcuts and illustrations from the newsweeklies of the time provide pictures of some of the events from the week of rioting. Later memoirs also contained illustrations as part of their narratives.

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The Battle in Second Avenue 1863 NYPL Digital Collections
Fight With the Military / Hanging a Negro 1866 NYPL Digital Collections
The Mob’s Destructive Work 1887 NYPL Digital Collections
New York – The Rioters Dragging Col. O’Brien’s Body Through the Street 1880-1889? NYPL Digital Collections
New York – Hanging and Burning a Negro in Clarkson Street 1863 NYPL Digital Collections
New York – Burning of the Second Avenue Armory 188? NYPL Digital Collections
New York – Burning of the Provost Marshal’s Office 188? NYPL Digital Collections
New York – The Mob Lynching a Negro in Clarkson-Street 1863 NYPL Digital Collections
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