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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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American History -- 1820s-1830s

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View in the ruins of the Alamo
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1820s-1830s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-182
Topics
United States -- 1800-1899
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- 1830-1839
Ruins -- Texas -- San-Antonio -- 1830-1839
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Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: " 'Never, in the world's history, had defense been more heroic ; it has scarcely been equaled, save at the Pass of Thermopylæ.' "
Source note: The great West : containing narratives of the most important and interesting events in Western history. (New York : Geo. F. Tuttle, 1857) Howe, Henry (1816-1893), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Hand colored.
Extent: 1 print : col. ; 20 x 14 cm. (8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17613357
Barcode: 33333159316997
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5a3096a0-c531-012f-bdc4-58d385a7bc34
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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

  • 1857: 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. "View in the ruins of the Alamo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f7a4-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. "View in the ruins of the Alamo" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f7a4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1857). View in the ruins of the Alamo Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f7a4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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View in the ruins of the Alamo