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Metadata
Catalog Number |
NP.HW.1866.03-17 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Title |
Harper's Weekly |
Description |
"Harper's Weekly," issue of March 17, 1866, with a woodcut illustration of the Main Entrance Gates of The Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn New York on page 172. The Arch was designed by the firm of Richard Upjohn & Son. Also includes an article about the Cemetery on page 170, calling it "the largest and most beautiful burial-place on the continent." |
Maker |
Harper & Brothers, publisher |
Place of Origin |
New York, NY |
Date |
March 17, 1866 |
Green-Wood Connection |
This issue has content pertaining to The Green-Wood Cemetery. The four brothers of the publishing firm Harper and Brothers are interred at Green-Wood; James Harper (1795-1869), John Harper (1797-1875), Fletcher Harper (1806-1877), and Joseph Wesley Harper (1801-1870)(Lot 947, Sec. 95). |
Material |
Paper |
People |
Harper, Fletcher, 1806-1877 Harper, James, 1795-1869 Harper, John, 1797-1875 Harper, Joseph Wesley, 1801-1870 |
Subjects |
Newspapers Newspaper editors Cemeteries Architecture |
Search Terms |
Harper & Brothers Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.) Main Entrance Gates, Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.) Richard Upjohn & Son |