Photograph album of New York City during centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration, 1889

Summary

Abstract:

Photographs of buildings, a naval parade, and other New York City scenes during the 1889 centennial celebration of the inauguration of George Washington.

Extent:

1 Volume

Language:

Materials are in English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Photograph album of New York City during centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

An album of 22 photographs of New York City street scenes and landmarks during the 1889 centennial celebration of the inauguration of President George Washington. Images include City Hall, Old Federal Hall, and Hanover Bank festooned with American flags and bunting; a naval parade on the East River; cannons in Battery Park; Central Park; and William Street. Also seen is the temporary, wooden Washington Arch in Washington Square, erected in 1889 with private funds to commemorate Washington's inauguration centennial. It was replaced with a permanent marble structure designed by Stanford White in 1892. The album has the bookplate of J. Foster Flagg, and handwritten captions. The photographs are not credited.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Frank H. McDonald, May 1979.

Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Physical facet:

(22 photographs)

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York
Photographs
Photograph albums

Names:

Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Anniversaries, etc

Places:

New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (N.Y.) -- Centennial celebrations, etc

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Photograph album of New York City during centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Photo Archives Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2129

reference@huntington.org

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