Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Printed textile of plan of NYC
Object Number:
1944.302
Date:
ca. 1834
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 26 in. ( 73.7 x 66 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: top left corner: "James Lawrence/ Jan. 1./ 1834"
printed: all over: "PLAN of/ the CITY of/ NEW-YORK/ HUDSON RIVER/ LAFAYETTE'S Landing/ Mondy Augt 16, 1824/ EAST RIVER/ ..."
Description:
Copperplate-printed silk kerchief with a plan of New York City below Fourteenth St., circa 1834; map indicates streets, churches, and schools; legend in right lower corner; American bald eagle armorial upper left ; printed in black, yellow, red and pale green; decorative border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
