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The war excitement in New York : Scene in front of a fire-engine house

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Life -- 1800s

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The war excitement in New York

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Title
The war excitement in New York : Scene in front of a fire-engine house
Names
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Life -- 1800s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Lif-18
Topics
Manners & customs -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Posters -- 1860-1869
Men -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "See page 500." Written on border: "May 25, 1861."
Source note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 25 x 35 cm. (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539114
Barcode: 33333159165717
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab21e270-c55e-012f-7549-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1840: Creator Born
  • 1861: Issued
  • 1902: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The war excitement in New York " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d71d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The war excitement in New York " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d71d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1861). The war excitement in New York Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d71d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The war excitement in New York