AQS257120 \'The Armory, Corner of Seventh Avenue and Thirty-Fifth Street\', scene from the Draft Riots in New York City, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: from 13-16th July 1863 riots began protesting the Enrollment Act passed by President Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) forcing conscription in the Civil War; mostly poor Irish Americans who rioted because more wealthy men could pay a \'commutation fee\' to avoid service; eventually the mob targetted blacks resulting in Federal Troops being called in;); 穢 Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society ; American, out of copyright.