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Grand demonstration of the Democracy in New York City, October 5, 1868

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Image ID

801490


Item data

Title

Grand demonstration of the Democracy in New York City, October 5, 1868

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Demonstrations

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1868
Date Issued: 1868-10-24

Library Location

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

Subjects

Political parades & rallies -- New York (State) -- New York
Presidential elections -- 1860-1869
Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886
Fireworks
Paper lanterns
Banners
Veterans
Union Square (New York, N.Y.)

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: "Reduce taxation before taxation reduces us." "Empire Club" "Seymour & Blair" "Monument Hotel" "Ball Costumes" "Piano Fortes"--signs in image. Cf. image ID 801420.
Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 25 x 36 cm. (9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17095040
Barcode: 33333159154547
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd92f2a0-c55c-012f-8dd8-58d385a7bc34

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

1868-10-24

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Grand demonstration of the Democracy in New York City, October 5, 1868" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd92f2a0-c55c-012f-8dd8-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1868). Grand demonstration of the Democracy in New York City, October 5, 1868 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd92f2a0-c55c-012f-8dd8-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Grand demonstration of the Democracy in New York City, October 5, 1868" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dd92f2a0-c55c-012f-8dd8-58d385a7bc34

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