Image of an eye-level street view of the ruins of the Merchants' Exchange and surrounding buildings in New York City following the Great New York Fire of December 16-17, 1835, with guards with rifles and bayonets patrolling the damaged buildings, spectators, and pedestrians, with smoldering flames and smoke in the background; the buildings have two signs including "To The Post Office" and "Reading Room." Single-color print; date, artist, and publisher supplied by cataloger based on information provided for copy held by the Library of Congress. "N. Currier's Press."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 23.28 x 28.58 cm (9 1/6 x 11 1/4 in.)
Merchants’ Exchange Bank of the City of New-York New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865 Fire fighters--Pictorial works Fires--Pictorial works Ruins--Pictorial works Lithographs--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Firefighting Small Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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