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Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York

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Title
Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York
Names
Bearse, Maynard (d. 1898) (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Birds -- Flight

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Topics
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)
Birds -- Flight
Disasters -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1870-1879
Smoke -- New York (State) -- New York
Steamboats -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1870-1879
Glaucus (Steamship)
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Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "New York--singular flight, over Long Island Sound, May 15th, of birds driven from their resting-places by the forest fires on Long Island. From a sketch by Captain Bease, of the Steamer "Glaucus"--See page 235." Written on border: "June 9, 1879"
Source note: Leslie's monthly magazine. (New York : F. Leslie, 1904-1905).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 15 x 24 cm. (5 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17188918
Barcode: 33333159366182
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 24a69880-c53b-012f-d5c3-58d385a7bc34
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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

  • 1879: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d91e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d91e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1879). Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d91e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Birds in flight, forced from their resting places by forest fires in Long Island, New York