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Riot in Haymarket Square


Illustration of a nighttime street scene with gunfire and people fleeing in chaos.
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Title

Riot in Haymarket Square

Subject

Haymarket Square RiotChicagoIll.1886

Description

An illustration of the riot in Haymarket Square, Chicago.
An illustration depicts a chaotic nighttime scene with people running and falling in the street amid bright flashes of gunfire. Buildings line the background, and uniformed figures are visible among the crowd.

Source

History of the Chicago Police, Municipal Reference Collection- Chicago Public Library

Date

1886

Rights

NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.

Type

Image
Book illustrations

Identifier

LIB-005_0386

Alternative Title

The police followed the retreating anarchists and sent deadly volleys into their midst

Is Part Of

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
LIB-005

Citation

“Riot in Haymarket Square,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 10, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/95328.