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Turn Out of the Employees of the American Express Company, Corner of Hudson, Jay & Staple Streets, New York City on June 21, 1858

Lithographer Lithographed and published by Otto Botticher American, born Germany
1858
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  • Title: Turn Out of the Employees of the American Express Company, Corner of Hudson, Jay & Staple Streets, New York City on June 21, 1858
  • Lithographer: Lithographed and published by Otto Botticher (American (born Germany), 1811–1866 Brooklyn)
  • Date: 1858
  • Medium: Colored lithograph, with hand coloring
  • Dimensions: image: 19 7/16 x 14 1/8 in. (49.4 x 35.9 cm)
    sheet: 23 x 17 15/16 in. (58.4 x 45.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.763
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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