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West Point, the evening gun.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

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United States

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New York

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Stereoscopic views of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and vicinity

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Title
West Point, the evening gun.
Additional title: American views, popular series.
Names
Fisher, A. J. (Albert J.), 1842-1882 (Publisher)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

New York

Stereoscopic views of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and vicinity

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F168
Topics
New York (State)
Military training -- United States
United States Military Academy
West Point (N.Y.)
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes three hand-colored views.
Content: Includes views by D. Barnum, Anthony, John P. Soule and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Labels on Anthony cards give credit to "Brady, N.Y." for negative.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views of the U.S. Military Academy and vicinity: buildings, including interiors, grounds, including "flirtation walk," the Hudson from the academy, ruins of Fort Putnam above the academy, Fort Montgomery, military trophies, mortars, artillery, cadets making gabions, in camp in tents, resting on camp stools, drilling with artillery, in formation with a band, skirmish drill, with civilians at West Point Hotel, firing the evening gun; Lt. Gen. Scott in top hat on porch at West Point; tombs of Robert Anderson and Gen. Scott, the Dade Monument, Soldier's Monument, Prince Henry arriving in sleigh.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F168
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11708020
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3951bf60-c563-012f-9a79-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1842: Creator Born
  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 1882: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "West Point, the evening gun." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-e1a4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "West Point, the evening gun." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-e1a4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). West Point, the evening gun. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-e1a4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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West Point, the evening gun.