The Shot Tower

1920

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New York view of a demolition scene at 53rd Street and the East River showing an octagonal tower, crumbling at the top, with building equipment and workers in the foreground and industrial buildings and a church spire in the distance.

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Title: The Shot Tower
Artist: Walter Pach (American, New York 1883–1958 New York)
Date: 1920
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: image: 6 7/8 x 4 15/16 in. (17.5 x 12.5 cm)
sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 5/16 in. (35.9 x 28.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Object Number: 22.26.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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