Sujet

Anti-rent insurrection - attack on the Sheriff of Albany, 1844. Creator: Smyth.

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Anti-rent insurrection - attack on the Sheriff of Albany, 1844. White settlers demand payment from indigenous Americans, with consequences: '...the Sheriff himself was held down in a ditch, and pistols were pointed at his head, and he was threatened with death, unless he gave up his papers, to which he replied, "Shoot away; I never will give up while I am alive". The Indians then proceeded to tar and feather the Sheriff, but without making any impression on the indomitable temper ol the Sheriff, who, on being asked by an Indian, who was holding a pistol at his head, what he would do to him if he was in his place, replied, "Shoot you, as quick as I would a black snake"'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_387

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Droits gérés

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63,6Mo (5,5Mo) / 38,0cm x 42,0cm / 4484 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people male man men New York local law guy British weapon weapons gun guns attack attacking native Native American war Victorian century Colonial spear Britain newspapers press attacker Native Americans spears concept B&W American Indian sheriff attackers warfare Albany American Indians racism United States of America 19th century Albany County revolt black & white black and white B W rent weaponry nineteenth century racist The Print Collector colonialism colonisation Illustrated London News insurrection TGN ILN indigenous newspaper engraving indigenous people Smyth Anti-Rent War Helderberg War