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Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48

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At the Gates, Our Safety Depends upon Official Vigilance.

Medium: 
Wood engraving
Credit Line: 
Published in Harper’s Weekly, v. 29, p. 592, September 5, 1885. New-York Historical Society, E171.H29
Exhibitions: 
Smallpox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group