Title

Death of George Shifler

Caption

Death of George Shifler. Born Jan 24 1825 murdered May 6, 1844 in Kensington
Print shows three men attending to George Shifler as he falls, mortally wounded, during riots in the Kensington district of Philadelphia, on May 6, 1844. He is holding an American flag.

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG22A06_020

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,6Mb (3,2Mb) / 13,3in x 18,5in / 4000 x 5558 (300dpi)

Keywords

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