Chaos reigns at the site of Samuel Jackson’s cartridge factory on Tenth Street in Philadelphia. The March 1862 explosion killed 18 people and maimed dozens more. (“Explosion and burning of the cartridge factory, cor. Tenth and Read [sic], March 2[9]th 1862.” [Bb 83 C 328], Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
“Explosion and burning of the cartridge factory, cor. Tenth and Read [sic], March 2[9]th 1862.” [Bb 83 C 328], Historical Society of Pennsylvania