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Title
The Jack-Knife
Names
Jones, Alfred, 1819-1900 (Engraver)
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 (Artist)
American Bank Note Company (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1859
Publisher: American Bank Note Company
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEYI
Shelf locator: 9471
Topics
Bank notes
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Gift of Mrs. F.O.C. Darley.
Content: "No. 59" imprinted at lower right.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Plate mark: 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6 x 9.5 cm)
Description
Steel-engraved bank note
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Photo Order: 56410
TMS ID: 403908
TMS Object Number: 9471
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 79512770-156b-0134-53e9-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1859: Created
  • 1900: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Jack-Knife" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eefcced0-210c-0134-f13d-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Jack-Knife" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eefcced0-210c-0134-f13d-00505686a51c

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1859). The Jack-Knife Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eefcced0-210c-0134-f13d-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Jack-Knife