View in Sixth Avenue, Between 55th and 57th Streets, New York, Looking West, from "J. Shannon's Manual"
A view of wooden shacks in New York built on top of a rocky outcropping, a street below with telegraph wires, horse drawn trolley-cars and carriages and pedestrians. Published in the Manual of the Coporation of the City of New York (known as "J. Shannon's Manual" in 1868).
Artwork Details
- Title: View in Sixth Avenue, Between 55th and 57th Streets, New York, Looking West, from "J. Shannon's Manual"
- Series/Portfolio: J. Shannon's Manual
- Lithographer: W. C. Rogers & Co. (New York)
- Publisher: Joseph Shannon (American, active 1860s)
- Publisher: Common Council, Corporation of the City of New York
- Date: 1868
- Medium: Color lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 4 × 7 in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 11/16 × 8 9/16 in. (14.5 × 21.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Weston J. Naef, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.1123.167(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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