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View of the old City Hall, Wall St. : In the year 1789

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Federal Hall

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View of the old City Hall, Wall St.

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Title
View of the old City Hall, Wall St. : In the year 1789
Names
Hatch & Smillie (Engraver)
J. & G. Neale (Firm) (Printer)
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Federal Hall

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1850 (Approximate)
Topics
Federal Hall National Memorial (New York, N.Y.) -- 1703-1812
City & town halls -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1780-1789
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- 1780-1789
City & town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1780-1789
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Views
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Drawn & Engraved for the New York Mirror." "Eng:d on Steel by Hatch & Smillie." "Printed by J & G Neale" "Drawn by Diedrich Knickerbocker, Jr."--printed on border. Diedrich Knickerbocker, Jr. is Pseudonym for Washington Irving.
Biographical/historical: First building on site constructed 1703; 1788 renamed Federal Hall; first capital of the U.S. under the 1789 Constitution; 1939 designated a national historical site; 1955 renamed Federal Hall National Memorial (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97003490)
Physical Description
Steel engravings
Extent: 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Foxing on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17095079
Barcode: 33333159155734
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce910660-c55a-012f-72a5-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1850: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "View of the old City Hall, Wall St. " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd8e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "View of the old City Hall, Wall St. " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd8e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1850). View of the old City Hall, Wall St. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd8e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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View of the old City Hall, Wall St.