The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston – Antique Photo Print
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Step back in time with The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston
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Paul Revere's engraving, titled *The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston*, shows British troops in a neat line firing on a crowd in front of the Custom House on March 5, 1770. The shooting killed five colonists, including Crispus Attucks, and Revere published the image within weeks to turn public opinion against the army. Historians note that the print is propaganda: it shows the soldiers as orderly aggressors and the crowd as peaceful, while contemporary testimony was more mixed. Its images spread widely and helped shape colonial anger in the years before the Revolution.
| Original scan | 1,988 × 2,360 px · prints to 7 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3 |
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