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Swivel gun and pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws ; The school-house in the mountains, used by Brown as an arsenal

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Title
Swivel gun and pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws ; The school-house in the mountains, used by Brown as an arsenal
Names
Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1850s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1859-11-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-185
Topics
United States -- 1850-1859
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Arms & armament -- 1850-1859
Schools -- United States -- 1850-1859
Rifles
Spears
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "[sketched by Porte Crayon]"--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: 1 print : b ; 20 x 16 cm. (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17613361
Barcode: 33333159318191
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 93a7b110-c531-012f-4763-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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

  • 1816: Creator Born
  • 1859: Issued
  • 1888: Creator Died
  • 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. "Swivel gun and pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws ; The school-house in the mountains, used by Brown as an arsenal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859-11-12. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f818-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Swivel gun and pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws ; The school-house in the mountains, used by Brown as an arsenal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f818-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1859-11-12). Swivel gun and pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws ; The school-house in the mountains, used by Brown as an arsenal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f818-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Swivel gun and pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws ; The school-house in the mountains, used by Brown as an arsenal