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The most Rev. John Hughes, D.D.: first archbishop of New York – Historic Reproduction

The most Rev. John Hughes, D.D.: first archbishop of New York, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] — antique lithograph
The most Rev. John Hughes, D.D.: first archbishop of New York, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907]. Antique lithograph from the New York City collection.

(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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The most Rev. John Hughes, D.D.: first archbishop of New York comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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John Hughes is named in this lithograph's title as the first archbishop of New York, a distinction that dates to 1850, when the city's Catholic diocese was raised to archdiocese status. Born in Ireland, Hughes spent his tenure building schools, a college, and the cathedral on Fifth Avenue, and he was a forceful public figure who clashed with city leaders over public school Bible reading and the funding of Catholic education. The print was issued by Currier & Ives, a firm known for inexpensive, hand-colored pictures of American life and personalities, and its color was applied by hand.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907]
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
GenreLithographs Hand-colored 1850-1910.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4592
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,004 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-113656

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