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The Menagerie Building.

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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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Stereoscopic views of Central Park, New York City.

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Title
The Menagerie Building.
Additional title: American scenery, Central Park, N.Y.
Names
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) (Publisher)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

New York

New York City

Stereoscopic views of Central Park, New York City.

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-F218
Topics
New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Arranged numerically without regard to series title.
Content: Includes ten hand-colored views.
Content: Includes views from various series: "American scenery, Central Park, N.Y.," "American views, Central Park, N.Y.," "Anthony's stereoscopic views," "Central Park," "Central Park views."
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Some views have tax stamps affixed.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views are numbered 2 (6217), 4, 5, 8-10, 18, 28, 251, 560, 562, 563, 567, 1110, 1165-1167, 1883, 3709, 3710, 3713, 3718, 3719, 3723-3725, 4114, 4754, 4759, 4784, 4788, 4791, 4792, 4803, 4804, 5097, 5105, 5348, 5350, 5403, 5566, 5896, 5898, 5911, 5916, 5918, 5919, 5923, 6204, 6207, 6209, 6212, 6216, 6220, 6221, 6223, 6224, 6229, 6230, 6232-6234, 6237, 6240, 7176, 7177, 7179, 7190, 7192, 7202, 7205, 7206, 7210, 7218, 7219, 7227, 7233, 7241, 7247, 7251, 7257, 8602, 8603a, 8604, 8729, 8731, 8733, 8736.
Content: Views of Central Park: general view, views of paths, people enjoying the park; views of the Ramble, including the Gentlemen's house and a summer house, as well as paths, arches, and the cave near the Ramble and the lake; the Esplanade; the mall, including arches, fountains; the Terrace and stairs, including details of dies at bottom of stairs; Bethesda fountain; sculpture: "Tam O'Shanter and Souter John" or "Old Lang Syne" near the Casino, "Eagles," "Commerce" at the Eighth Ave. entrance, Sir Walter Scott, Bolivar; Bow, Balcony, Cabinet and Rustic bridges, and vase of flowers on Rustic bridge; the Lake, including boating, swans; the pool; ornamental water west of the conservatory; the casino, vine covered arbor, rustic arbor, Music stand, with people attending performances; observatory and tunnel, various arches and roadways; managerie buildings, camel and rider, and with girls riding and "at work;" skating and other winter scenes; balloon ascension at 6th Ave. & 59th St. Some views duplicated.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F218
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11708072
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a3c77340-c559-012f-c4f9-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 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. "The Menagerie Building." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-ecde-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. "The Menagerie Building." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-ecde-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). The Menagerie Building. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-ecde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Menagerie Building.