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An organic impediment.

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Image ID

832986


Item data

Title

An organic impediment.

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Music -- Street Organ

Names

Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1853-06

Library Location

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

Subjects

Barrel organ
Servants -- 1800-1899
Street musicians -- 1800-1899
Organ grinders -- 1800-1899
City & town life

Genres

Cartoons (Commentary)

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "Servant -- There's threepence for you, and Master wants you to move on ; Organ-grinder -- Threepence indeed! I never moves on under sixpence - D'ye think I don't know the walley o' peace and quietness?"
Source Note: Harper's magazine. (New York : Harper Brothers, 1850-).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 14.1 x 10.6 cm.
Stain on image.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17931252
Barcode: 33333159450960
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4154d30-c558-012f-0e32-58d385a7bc34

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

1853-06

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "An organic impediment." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4154d30-c558-012f-0e32-58d385a7bc34

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