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The old mechanics' bell tower

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- 1800s

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The old mechanics' bell tower

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Title
The old mechanics' bell tower
Names
Vanderhoof, Charles A. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- 1800s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1882-07
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-18
Topics
New York (N.Y.) -- 1800-1899
Bell towers -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
Boat & ship industry
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Notes
Content: Bell erected in the 1830s in Lewis Street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, in New York's shipbuilding district. Also called the "Ten-hour Bell", it was funded by shipbuilders who had recently earned the right to a ten-hour workday.
Source note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 8 x 13 cm. (3 x 5 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17515544
Barcode: 33333159141692
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ff3bd00-c559-012f-9db0-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1882: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The old mechanics' bell tower" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882-07. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2ca5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The old mechanics' bell tower" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2ca5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1882-07). The old mechanics' bell tower Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2ca5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The old mechanics' bell tower