Engraving of bridge and river; stone bridge with series arches over water and land; steamboat and sailboats on water; fenced fields and buildings at right; cliffs at left riverbank; at bottom right printed, "THE CROTON AQUEDUCT.--HARLEM RIVER BRIDGE."; at top left printed, "March 9, 1850.]"; at top center printed, "THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS."; at top right printed, "157"; text below image and on verso.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
The Illustrated London News
Date made
Mar 9, 1850
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
5-15/16 in
Width
11 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 5 15/16 x 11 in. (15.1 x 27.9 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is yellowed especially at edges; partial page of journal; ragged left edge; crease along left edge; tape at upper corners; grey mark at center of left edge; verso: tape at upper left and upper right; uneven bottom edge.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
General Note
Note
Early image of the High Bridge. Masonry arches of bridge were replaced with single steel span in 1928.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6