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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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The First Sachem
Object Number:
PR.268.2.9.NYHF.5
Medium:
Overpainted photograph
Dimensions:
mat: 22 x 27.3 cm (8 11/16 x 10 3/4 in.)
sheet: 19.5 x 24.6 cm (7 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Marks:
Label, recto, lower left: "62A"; Stamp, verso, lower right: "Gift of Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, May 5, 1911"
Inscriptions:
Verso, center center in graphite: "1910-234"
Description:
1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration, New York History Float
Credit Line:
Gift of Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
