About This Item

  • TitleWashn. Arch, Washn. Sq., looking north
  • Call NumberWILC_0345
  • Cite AsJulius Wilcox photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryFrontal view of memorial arch in Washington Square Park in Manhattan, probably soon after replacement of stucco model by present monument in marble designed by Stanford White; Georgian-style townhouses on Washington Square North (still standing) in background.
  • Date1892
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 6 x 5 in.
  • Genrecyanotypes (photographic prints)photographic prints
  • NoteDate from WILC 0017, title page of photograph album containing original images. Original cyanotype image has number: 55.b. Title from inscription below image on recto.
  • CreatorWilcox, Julius
  • SubjectArches -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionJulius Wilcox photograph collection
  • PlaceManhattan (New York, N.Y.)Washington Square (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.