Mr. Andrews, of Virginia, Addressing the Rioters from the Roof of a Butcher Shop in Forty-Sixth Street
date: label: date made
content: 1863
label: date made
content: 1863, Aug. 1
name: label: graphic artist
content: Sherman Publishing Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This image was originally prepared by and printed in the U.S. Civil War era newspaper the "New York Illustrated News" (1859-1864). The image "Mr. Andrews, of Virginia, Addressing the Rioters from the Roof of a Butcher Shop in Forty-Sixth Street" was published in the August 1, 1863 issue of the paper. The image depicts John U. Andrews, a lawyer and Confederate sympathizer, delivering an anti-draft speech outside the Ninth District Office, which was the catalyst for an attack on the building. He was later convicted of conspiring to make war.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York City
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.23718.07
label: catalog number
content: GA.23718.07
label: accession number
content: 1973.305359
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Block
label: Object Name
content: block, printing
label: Object Type
content: Wood Engraving
label: Other Terms
content: Block; Wood Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22.8 cm x 17.8 cm; 9 in x 7 in