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Attack on the Quarantine establishment [Staten Island, N.Y.] on September 1, 1858
Summary
Mob burning Marine Quarantine Hospital, which was used for immigrants, in protest of the health hazard.
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1858 Sept. 11.
Reference copy may be in LOT 4383D.
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Caption card tracings: Quarantine; Immigration Arrival in Am.; NY NYC Staten Isl; Hospitals N.Y.; Shelf.
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Date
01/01/1858
Source
Library of Congress
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