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Broadway, New-York from Canal to Grand Street, West Side

Lithographer Julius Bien American
Publisher W. Stephenson & Co. American
1856
Not on view
A line of building facades stretches along the west side of Broadway, from Canal Street, at left/south, to Grand Street, at right/north. Ominbuses, carriages and delivery vehicles fill the street, moving in both directions, and there are pedestrians on a sidewalk in the foreground. The buildings are numbered 419 to 457, Howard Street breaks through the line of buildings right of center, and many signs are posted on the facades to advertise the businesses inside.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Broadway, New-York from Canal to Grand Street, West Side
  • Lithographer: Julius Bien (American (born Germany), Naumberg 1826–1909 United States)
  • Publisher: W. Stephenson & Co. (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1856
  • Medium: Lithograph with tint stones and hand-coloring
  • Dimensions: image: 17 3/8 x 33 7/8 in. (44.2 x 86.1 cm)
    sheet: 20 1/2 x 36 5/8 in. (52.1 x 93 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: 54.90.1171
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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