Lawrence Kansas Raid Illustrations Photos (2), undated
Entry/Object ID
P1993.1H.219
Description
Lawrence Kansas Quantrill's Raid Illustrations Photos (2), undated. b/w. Photos of two different illustrations depicting the raid by Quantrill's raider on Lawrence in 1863 that resulted in many deaths and destruction of property. Published in Harper's Weekly as "Sack of Lawrence, Kansas, 1863" See Museum Graphic, Summer, 1961.
93.1H.219 = Small photo of illustration of the massacre. Men shooting from horseback, one man shooting people on their porch. dead in street, houses on fire, etc.
93.1H.220 = "Ruins of Lawrence, Kansas". Depicts the aftermath of the raid. Shells of burned buildings. Many buildings burned to ground. Citizens in street attempting clean-up.
Original digital scan located on History CD 03.
