Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
City Hall, New York City
Object Number:
1968.47
Date:
c. 1831
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, gray wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (14.3 x 17.1 cm)
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at lower left: "C. Burton Del. "
Inscribed: at bottom, in pencil: "City Hall, Park"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below image in brown ink: "C. Burton Delt"; at lower right in graphite: "City Hall, Park"
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ralph Smillie
Provenance:
James Smillie, New York City; Ralph Smillie; Mrs. Ralph Smillie, Essex Falls, New Jersey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
