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Hoops as a lightning-conductor

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Costume -- Cartoons -- 1800s

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Title
Hoops as a lightning-conductor
Names
J. M. L. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Cartoons -- 1800s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Topics
Rain
Women -- Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Umbrellas -- 1800-1899
Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Men -- Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Suits (Clothing) -- 1800-1899
top hats -- 1800-1899
Crinolines -- 1800-1899
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Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: " 'As Mr. James R. M'Shane was walking out one day last week with his wife, who was attired in the full rotundity of the fashion, they were overtaken by a violent thunder-storm. The gentleman received a severe shock, but the lady escaped uninjured, the steel hoops which expanded her crinoline proving a perfect lightning-conductor.' " Includes additional text. Written on mount: "Oct. 3, 1857"
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 11 x 12 cm. (4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17122661
Barcode: 33333159262639
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bedd1800-c549-012f-9bcc-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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 New York Public Library. "Hoops as a lightning-conductor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc70-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Hoops as a lightning-conductor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc70-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1857). Hoops as a lightning-conductor Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fc70-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Hoops as a lightning-conductor