Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 – Supposed to have taken fire from the fire works exhibited in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable

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Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 – Supposed to have taken fire from the fire works exhibited in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable

Currier & Ives · 1858

MediumHand-colored lithograph

DepartmentDrawings and Prints

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionMet Museum

Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962

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