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The electric light in houses : Laying the tubes for wires in the streets of New York

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Street Lighting

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Title
The electric light in houses : Laying the tubes for wires in the streets of New York
Names
Snyder, W. P. (Willard Poinsette), 1853-1934 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Street Lighting

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1882
Topics
Street lights -- New York (State) -- New York
Construction workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Electric lighting -- Wiring -- 1800-1899
Construction -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Construction equipment -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Testing -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
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Prints
Notes
Content: Captions: "Insulator" "Laying the electrical tubes" Testing tubes for …" Artist's signature printed on image (bottom left). Printed on border: "Drawn by W. P. S[nyder]." Written on border: "June 24, 1882." Bottom right corner tipped off; tear on image.
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 24 x 36 cm. (9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17097117
Barcode: 33333159174834
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 257eac40-c560-012f-82c7-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1882: Issued
  • 1934: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The electric light in houses " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-05de-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The electric light in houses " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-05de-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1882). The electric light in houses Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-05de-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The electric light in houses