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Locusts in the East

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Insects -- Locust

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Title
Locusts in the East
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Insects -- Locust

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1855
Topics
Locusts
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "An Eastern summer is full of wonders; but there is, perhaps, nothing about it more awfully appalling than those vast flights of locusts which sometimes destroy the vegetation of whole kingdoms in a few days, and where they found a garden leave a wilderness." Written on border: "Mar. 1855."
Source note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 8 x 7 cm. (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17627302
Barcode: 33333159354220
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dbf266a0-c555-012f-516b-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

  • 1855: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Locusts in the East" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2aa5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Locusts in the East" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2aa5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1855). Locusts in the East Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2aa5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Locusts in the East