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Dead Rabbits riot
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The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale brawl between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide gan
A view of the ferocious fight between two gangs, the "Dead Rabbits" and the "Bowery Boys", in the Bowery, New York City
A view of the ferocious fight between two gangs, the "Dead Rabbits" and the "Bowery Boys", in the Bowery, New York City
George Henry Hall, A Dead Rabbit, 1858. Also entitled Study of the Nude, or Study of an Irishman, it depicts a man meant to represent one of the Dead
George Henry Hall, A Dead Rabbit, 1858. Also entitled Study of the Nude, or Study of an Irishman, it depicts a man meant to represent one of the Dead Rabbits gang members from the Dead Rabbits Riot of July 4, 1857 in New York City's Lower East Side slums.
The Nativist New York City criminal gang the Bowery Boys, the archenemies of the Irish Dead Rabbits gang, wore firemen uniforms (being volunteer firef
The Nativist New York City criminal gang the Bowery Boys, the archenemies of the Irish Dead Rabbits gang, wore firemen uniforms (being volunteer firefighters) and black stovepipe top hats to show their gang colors and pro-American affiliation.
Police Officer Shangles, an 1857 New York City Policeman during the Dead Rabbits Riot.
Police Officer Shangles, an 1857 New York City Policeman during the Dead Rabbits Riot.
New York City draft riots
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The New York City draft riots, sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, widely regarded as the culmination
Dead Rabbits riot
…disturbance to loot the Bowery area. It was the largest disturbance since the Astor Place Riot in 1849 and the biggest scene of gang violence until the New York Draft Riots of 1863. Order was restored by the New York State Militia, supported by detachments of city police, under Major-General Charles W. Sandford. On the…
An illustration in The Illustrated London News depicting armed rioters clashing with Union army soldiers in New York City
An illustration in The Illustrated London News depicting armed rioters clashing with Union army soldiers in New York City
A recruiting poster in New York City in June 1863 for the Enrollment Act, also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, which authorized the federal
A recruiting poster in New York City in June 1863 for the Enrollment Act, also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, which authorized the federal government to conscript troops for the Union army
John Alexander Kennedy, NYC police superintendent from 1860 to 1870
John Alexander Kennedy, NYC police superintendent from 1860 to 1870
Bull's Head Hotel, depicted in 1830, was burned after it refused to serve alcohol to the rioters.
Bull's Head Hotel, depicted in 1830, was burned after it refused to serve alcohol to the rioters.