Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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New School Building
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Date:
ca. 1816-1826
Medium:
Manuscript
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (32.7 x 19.4 cm)
Gallery Label:
This image is likely a rendering of the newly erected school building, built with fundraising led by treasurer John Murray after their earlier schoolhouse had burned down in 1814.
Student: John Burns
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society Library
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
