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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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Landing state prisioners at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, in 1861

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Landing state prisioners at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, in 1861
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Forts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-For
Topics
Forts & fortifications -- New York (State) -- New York
Prisons -- New York (State) -- New York
Rowboats
Guards -- New York (State) -- New York
Fort Lafayette (N.Y.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, the state prison of the republic during the Civil War, is built upon a shoal about four hundred yards from Long Island, and is entirely surrounded by water. In shape it is quadrangular, with the angles pointing to the sea and shore diamondwise; hence it was formerly called Fort Diamond."
Source note: Scenes and portraits of the Civil War : the most important events of the conflict between the states graphically pictured. (New York : Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1894) Leslie, Frank (1821-1880), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 16 x 25 cm (6 1/4 x 10 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17538297
Barcode: 33333159158118
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61f143d0-c55d-012f-7263-58d385a7bc34
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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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Landing state prisioners at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, in 1861" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ce82-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. "Landing state prisioners at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, in 1861" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ce82-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. (1894). Landing state prisioners at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, in 1861 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ce82-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Landing state prisioners at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, in 1861