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New York's welcome to Admiral Dewey: Fireworks and electric display on the Hudson River off Riverside Drive, September 29

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Image ID

809499


Item data

Title

New York's welcome to Admiral Dewey: Fireworks and electric display on the Hudson River off Riverside Drive, September 29

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Receptions

Names

Peters, G. W. (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1899
Date Issued: 1899

Library Location

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

Subjects

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
receptions -- New York (State) -- New York
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Ships -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1890-1899
Night -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1890-1899
Fireworks -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1890-1899

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Nov. 4, 1899" Printed on border: "Drawn by G.W. Peters"
Source Note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 24 x 33 cm. (9 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17540810
Barcode: 33333159176094
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0ca3830-c55f-012f-f0db-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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

Date Issued

1899

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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. "New York's welcome to Admiral Dewey: Fireworks and electric display on the Hudson River off Riverside Drive, September 29" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0ca3830-c55f-012f-f0db-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1899). New York's welcome to Admiral Dewey: Fireworks and electric display on the Hudson River off Riverside Drive, September 29 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0ca3830-c55f-012f-f0db-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New York's welcome to Admiral Dewey: Fireworks and electric display on the Hudson River off Riverside Drive, September 29" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0ca3830-c55f-012f-f0db-58d385a7bc34

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