Boston Massacre
3/5/1770 (artwork ca. 1856)
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This is a copy of a chromolithograph (color print) by John Bufford after William L. Champney's circa 1856 drawing. Champney's drawing is the earliest known depiction of Crispus Attucks as a person of color participating in the Boston Massacre.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Work Projects Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 518263
Full Citation: Photograph 69-N-4877-C; Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. Copy of chromolithograph by John Bufford after William L. Champney; 3/5/1770 (artwork ca. 1856); WPA Information Division Photographic Index, ca. 1936 - ca. 1942; Records of the Work Projects Administration, Record Group 69; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/boston-massacre-chromolithograph, September 15, 2024]Activities that use this document
- Comparing Depictions of the Boston Massacre
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