Depot and Offices of the American Express Co., Hudson, Jay & Staple Street, New York

Lithographer Otto Botticher American, born Germany

Architect Building designed by John Warren Ritch American

1850–65

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Title: Depot and Offices of the American Express Co., Hudson, Jay & Staple Street, New York
Lithographer: Otto Botticher (American (born Germany), 1811–1866 Brooklyn)
Architect: Building designed by John Warren Ritch (American, born 1822)
Date: 1850–65
Medium: Lithograph with tint stone and hand coloring
Dimensions: Sheet approx.: 23 5/8 × 27 9/16 in. (60 × 70 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: 54.90.1553
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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