Death of George Shifler. Born Jan 24 1825 Murdered May 6 1844 in Kensington

by Nativisim, J. L. Magee, lithographer

$2,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

Hand colored lithograph. 18 x 11-1/2 inches. Very good. Item #371584 Colored print depicting the Death of George Shiffler, the Nativish martyre of the Kensington Bible Riots, May-July 1844. This print depicts three of Schiffler's comrades holding him while he dies of a chest wound while clutching an American flag. He was killed by shots fired from the Hibernia Hose Company firehouse supposedly while defending or resuing an American flag. The

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