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Defence of the liberty pole in New York

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Image ID

808417


Item data

Title

Defence of the liberty pole in New York

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1760s

Names

Bobbett, Albert, ca. 1824-1888 or 9 (Wood engraver)
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1879

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-176

Subjects

United States -- 1760-1769
Riots -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1760-1769
Soldiers -- British -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1760-1769
Colonists

Genres

Conjectural Works

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 15 x 19 cm (5 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17168628
Barcode: 33333159309836
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0330e7d0-c530-012f-6196-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1879

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Defence of the liberty pole in New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0330e7d0-c530-012f-6196-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1879). Defence of the liberty pole in New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0330e7d0-c530-012f-6196-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Defence of the liberty pole in New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0330e7d0-c530-012f-6196-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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