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The old Post Office in 1856

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Post Office

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Title
The old Post Office in 1856
Names
Greatorex, Eliza, 1819-1897 (Etcher)
Witherspoon, W. W. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Post Office

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1875
Topics
Post offices -- New York (State) -- New York
Postal service -- New York (State) -- New York
Towers -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1850-1859
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Title and artist's signature printed on image (bottom left). Printed on image: "From a painting by W.W. Witherspoon."
Source note: Old New York, from the Battery to Bloomingdale. (New York : Putnam, 1875) Greatorex, Eliza (1819-1897), Artist. Despard, Matilda , Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 34 x 27 cm. (13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539515
Barcode: 33333159172358
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7f6023e0-c55f-012f-154b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1875: Issued
  • 1897: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The old Post Office in 1856" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-275f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The old Post Office in 1856" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-275f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1875). The old Post Office in 1856 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-275f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The old Post Office in 1856