"Was it Vesuvius (...) that yawned at the corner of Third and Christian?"
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Item No: pdcc00045
Title: "Was it Vesuvius (...) that yawned at the corner of Third and Christian?"
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Newspaper engraving of the riots which took place in Southwark on the night of July 7th., 1844. During the summer of '44, Philadelphia was plagued by a series of riots called the Nativist American Riots, also known as the Philadelphia Prayer Riots and the Bible Riots. The riots were the result of rising anti-catholic sentiment at the growing population of Irish Catholic immigrants.
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.1
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
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