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"The life and adventures of Charles Anderson Chester": California House riot
- Neighborhood
- Fishtown/Kensington
- Street Address
- S 6th St & Rodman St
- Date Created
- 1850
- Description
- Print of 1849 Riot. Caption: "A cry at once arose that a white man was shot, and the attention of the mob was directed to the California House, at the corner of Sixth and St. Mary St."
- Contributing Institution
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Books and Pamphlets Collection (Wq*.929 v-1)
- Source (Bibliographic)
- "The life and adventures of Charles Anderson Chester : the notorious leader of the Philadelphia "killers," who was murdered,...on...1849," Philadelphia : Printed for the publishers, 1850.
- Tags
- Fires, Race riots, Riots
- Topics
- Public & Social Life
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