Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Schermerhorn House, New York City
Object Number:
1916.28
Date:
c. 1900-10
Medium:
Oil, encaustic, or casein on thin board
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 14 in. ( 25.1 x 35.6 cm )
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
signed: lower right: "V. Wilbour"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black crayon: "V.Wilbour"; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Schermerhorn House / 164th St & Harlem River / By Victor Wilbour"
Description:
Architecture: This is a frontal view of the house on the bluff overlooking the East River at the foot of East 64th Steet, which appears at the left; the artist has mistakenly identified this building as being on the Harlem River at 164th Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of Victor Wilbour
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
