Detail View: Peterloo Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL15100527
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Reference Number:
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R52983.2
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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A view of St. Peters Place and manner in which the Manchester Reform meeting were dispersed by civil & military power. Augt. 16th. 1819: a cabinet picture
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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A view of St. Peter's Place
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Creator:
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Slack, John
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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c1819
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Publication Details:
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Manchester: J. Slack
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Description:
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Contemporary etching of the Peterloo Massacre in St Peter's Field, Manchester, on 16 August 1819. Cavalry were used to disband a pro-democracy demonstration, resulting in eleven dead and hundreds injured.
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Keyword:
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Civil Unrest; Manchester; Peterloo; Peterloo Massacre; St Peter's Field
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Language:
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eng-GB
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Language Code:
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English
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Subject:
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Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Prints -- 19th century; Demonstrations -- England -- Manchester -- Pictorial works
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Broadsides
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Technique Used:
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Etching (printing process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, UK
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Provenance:
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Roberts, David Lloyd, 1834-1920, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Notes:
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UML copy at R52983.2: This print was found folded inside a copy of Joseph Aston's Metrical records of Manchester, 1822.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2015-10-23
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-02
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Educational Notes:
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Researching Peterloo: Pivotal Protest Events in British History
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Academic Project Lead:
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Gemma Edwards
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