The Squatters of New York--scene near Central Park / sketched by D.E. Wyand. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures The Squatters of New York--scene near Central Park / sketched by D.E. Wyand. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Squatters of New York--scene near Central Park / sketched by D.E. Wyand.
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Drawn near Central Park, this scene shows the makeshift dwellings of squatters who had settled on the land before the city's plans for the park displaced them. Daniel E. Wyand sketched the view for *Harper's Weekly*, where it ran in the June 26, 1869, issue on page 412. The magazine often used such engravings to show urban poverty to its middle-class readers, and the scene offers a close look at how the city's working poor lived at the edges of a rapidly growing metropolis.
| Created / published | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 June 26, p. 412. |
| Subjects | Poor persons--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. Squatters--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183065 |
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