A View from the Reservoir (Fortieth Street)

Date

1885, published 1886
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Contributors

Published by U. S. Instantaneous Photographic Company
Object Format

Album
Dimensions

Image: 11 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.
Mount: 14 1/4 x 16 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. in image: COPYRIGHT 1886 BY THE U.S. INST. PHOTO. CO, \ 41
Mount:
l.c. [printed]: A VIEW FROM THE RESERVOIR (FORTIETH STREET). \ A portion of the Reservoir Wall is forced into this picture, and the west side of Fifth Avenue is shown far down. \ In this view a long line of troops, the New York 7th in advance, is seen in the streets, and untold numbers of people on the pavements and blocking \ the windows, doors, steps and roofs of the two miles of buildings on both sides. \ 41
Collection Name

Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1976.20.16.66
Copyright

Public domain

This artwork is part of Seven Mile Funeral Cortege of General Grant in New York, August 8, 1885

Location: Off view

Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

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