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Lithographer John Briem American
Publisher Herman Wessbecher American
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A view of the New York Post Office when housed in the former Middle Dutch Church (built 1727-31) on Nassau Street. The building consists of a small upper story over a lower story, a gambrel roof and a steeple in the back.
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Title: The Old Post Office, New York
Lithographer:
John Briem (American, active 1870s)
Publisher:
Herman Wessbecher (New York, NY)
Date: ca. 1877
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions:
Image: 13 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (34 × 26.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (47.8 × 34.9 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number: 24.90.1336
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