The Staten Island ferry-boat disaster--the "Westfield" immediately after the explosion
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Title
The Staten Island ferry-boat disaster--the "Westfield" immediately after the explosion
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Ferries
Names
Palen, W. Long (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1871-08-12
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Fer
Subjects
Ferries -- New York (State) -- New York
Explosions -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Steamboat accidents -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Wounds & injuries -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1870-1879
Rescue work
Marine accidents
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "Sketched from the hurricane-deck of the 'Northfield' by W. Long Palin."--printed on border.
Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 22 x 23 cm. (8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17538195
Barcode: 33333159155783
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1647d1b0-c55d-012f-40f6-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1871-08-12
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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. "The Staten Island ferry-boat disaster--the "Westfield" immediately after the explosion" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1647d1b0-c55d-012f-40f6-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1871). The Staten Island ferry-boat disaster--the "Westfield" immediately after the explosion Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1647d1b0-c55d-012f-40f6-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Staten Island ferry-boat disaster--the "Westfield" immediately after the explosion" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1647d1b0-c55d-012f-40f6-58d385a7bc34
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