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Historic Maritime - New York City - the grand demonstration on Liberty – Vintage Print

Historic Maritime - New York City - the grand demonstration on Liberty — historic image
Historic Maritime - New York City - the grand demonstration on Liberty. Historic image from the New York City collection.

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Historic Maritime - New York City - the grand demonstration on Liberty

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The title places this print on the New York waterfront, where the harbor drew crowds for public gatherings as well as commerce. Through the 18th and 19th centuries, ships, wharves and the streets along the East River were common settings for processions, celebrations and political demonstrations, and the record offers little beyond the title, so its exact occasion is best read from the scene itself. Maritime prints of this kind often show the working port alongside the crowds, and they are useful for seeing how closely the city's public life depended on the water.

SubjectsHistoric Print Archive
Original scan1,097 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-157434

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