The old brewery at the Five Points N.Y. : As it appeared Decr. 1st 1852 previous to its being torn down by the Ladies Home Missionary Socy. of the M. E. Church
Creator
Parsons, Charles, 1821-1910, artist W. Endicott & Co., printer
Image of an eye-level street view of the dilapidated Old Brewery building and surrounding stores and tenements in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City, with people standing outside and in the streets, and laundry hung on lines out windows to dry. Probable date based on date in artist's signature and in item title. "C. Parsons '52"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom right. "Lith. of Endicott & Co. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 35.56 x 43.5 cm (14 x 17 1/8 in.)
Five Points (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Five Points Mission--Pictorial works Breweries--Pictorial works Commercial streets--Pictorial works Dwellings--Pictorial works Poor--Pictorial works Slums--Pictorial works Tenement houses--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection View Prints Large Size Northeast The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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