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Anarchy on Wall Street
On 16 September 1920, a wagonload containing 45 kilos of explosives and 230 kilos of lead weights placed outside the JP Morgan bank at 23 Wall Street in New York was detonated, killing 38 people and injuring many more. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 wall street, 1920, anarchists, Architecture, bombing, CCA, detroit, galleanists, gwen webber, ilse bing, irving trust company building, irving underhill, james griffioen, jp morgan, luigi galleani, maria morris hombourg, paul strand, photography, wall street, walter rosenblum
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