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Destruction of the National Theatre, New York, September 23, 1839

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804816


Item data

Title

Destruction of the National Theatre, New York, September 23, 1839

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Fires -- 1899 & Earlier

Date / Origin

Date Issued: unknown

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Fires-1899 & earlier

Subjects

Fires -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1830-1839
Fire fighting -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1830-1839
National Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Leonard Street) -- Fire, 1839

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Physical Description

Extent: 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17538233
Barcode: 33333159157532
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c824bc0-c55d-012f-82d7-58d385a7bc34

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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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Destruction of the National Theatre, New York, September 23, 1839" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c824bc0-c55d-012f-82d7-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. Destruction of the National Theatre, New York, September 23, 1839 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c824bc0-c55d-012f-82d7-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Destruction of the National Theatre, New York, September 23, 1839" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c824bc0-c55d-012f-82d7-58d385a7bc34

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