Currier & Ives

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

1858
Hand-colored lithograph
20 × 31 cm (7.9 × 12.2 in)

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