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Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman

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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 -- Police -- 1899 & Earlier

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Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman

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Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Police -- 1899 & Earlier

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1868
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Pol-18
Topics
New York (N.Y.). Police Department -- To 1899
Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Fire fighting -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Shooting -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Tigers -- To 1899
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Notes
Content: Written on border: "Mar. 21, 1868"
Source note: Leslie's monthly magazine. (New York : F. Leslie, 1904-1905).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539468
Barcode: 33333159171715
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f71e8d0-c55f-012f-d75c-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

  • 1868: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2735-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2735-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1868). Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2735-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Thrilling scene at Barnum's American Museum, New York City, on the 3d inst. -- the royal bengal tiger leaps from a window into Broadway, and is shot by a policeman