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Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 – Supposed to have taken fire from the fire works exhibited in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cableclick to zoom
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Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 – Supposed to have taken fire from the fire works exhibited in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable

Currier & Ives
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/8 × 12 3/16 in. (20 × 31 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (25.2 × 35.2 cm)
Department
Drawings and Prints
Classification
Prints
Dated
1858
Pixels
3583 × 2600
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Currier & Ives. Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 – Supposed to have taken fire from the fire works exhibited in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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