"Photographic Views of the Great Springfield Race War"
"August, 1908
Depicting Work of Mob’s Violence in the Venting of Their Wrath on the Blacks.
Price, 25 Cents
Press Illinois State Register, Springfield"
The pages linked from here contain scanned facsimiles of a pamphlet that shows many of the scenes of the riot. These scans were generously created and provided by William E. Castor III. The pamphlet was given by Bill's great-grandfather, William F. Castor, to Helen (Castor) Blalock, being Bill's grandfather's (W.E. Castor, Sr.) sister.
Note: This pamphlet is reflective of the times, and some images and word usages may be offensive to some people. It is offered as being a historical representation of the times and events of the riot.
Many thanks to Bill for his generosity and work in providing this bit of history.
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Download a pdf of the text that appears in the pamphlet.