Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Astor House, New York City
Object Number:
1945.547
Date:
1905
Medium:
Black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 36 1/4 in. ( 58.4 x 92.1 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "E. J. Meeker--N.Y., 1905"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink wash and graphite: "E. J Meeker -- N.Y -- 1905."
Description:
Architecture
Gallery Label:
This illustration portrays the framed old New York hotel located between Vesey and Barclay streets as it was viewed looking west across Broadway. St. Paul's Chapel is seen at the left, and the old New York Post Office between Broadway and Park Row is at the right.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
