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The Boston Massacre

  • 3/5/1770 (artwork ca. 1868)

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This engraving is model after the painting by Alonzo Chappel from 1868.
Original caption: “Boston Massacre – Painting by Alonzo Chappel – Life and Times of Washington by Rev. J.F. Schroeder. Vol. 1 p. 160 – 1857.”

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Public Roads.

National Archives Identifier: 513326

Full Citation: 30-N-31-332; The Boston Massacre; 3/5/1770 (artwork ca. 1868); States – Massachusetts; Historical Photograph Files, 1896 – 1963; Records of the Bureau of Public Roads, Record Group 30; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/the-boston-massacre-chappel/, January 22, 2026]

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