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Twenty Men Involved in Haymarket Square
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Portraits of twenty men involved in the Haymarket Square Riot and aftermath [left to right, top line]: Geo. Ingram, Attorney; Julius S. Grinnell, State's Attorney; Judge Jos. E. Gary; Capt. Wm. P. Black, Attorney; Wm. A. Porter, Attorney; [middle line] Capt. Wm. Buckley; Capt. A. W. Hathaway; Capt. Michael Schaack; Fredrick Eberhold, Chief of Police; John Bonfield, Inspector of Police; Capt. Simon O'Donnell; Capt. Wm. Ward; [bottom line] Alb't R. Parsons, Aug. Spies, Louis Lingg; Sam'l Fielden; Adolph Fischer; Mich'l Schwab; Geo. Engel; Oscar W. Neebe. A riot erupted after someone threw a dynamite bomb that exploded, killing and wounding many police and civilians.
1886
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Haymarket Square Riot Infirmary
May 4, 1886
A photograph of a painting depicting the wounded being treated at Desplaines Street police station after the Haymarket Square riot. The riot started as a rally protesting the killing by police offi...
Bomb Explodes at Haymarket Square Rally
May 4, 1886
A photograph of a painting depicting the bomb exploding at police as they approach the wagon to tell the crowd to disperse from Haymarket Square. Shrapnel can be seen flying through the air as poli...
Haymarket Square Rally
May 4, 1886
Photograph of an artistic rendering of a rally held at Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886, before the explosion of the bomb. Haymarket Square is at the Intersection of Randolph and Desplaines streets...
Haymarket Square Riot
May 4, 1886
Photograph of a painting depicting a confrontation between police and protesters at the Haymarket in Chicago. Smoke from an explosion drifts in the background as bodies lie on the ground dead or wo...
