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Metadata
Catalog Number |
NP.HW.1865.03-04 |
Object Name |
Newspaper, Page |
Title |
Harper's Weekly |
Description |
Single page from "Harper's Weekly" Issue of March 4, 1865, New York, featuring a woodcut illustration of Kings County Courthouse, designed by architect Gamaliel King, which stood on the corner of Joralemon Street and Boerum Place and was completed in 1865. |
Maker |
Harper & Brothers, publisher |
Place of Origin |
New York, NY |
Date |
March 4, 1865 |
Green-Wood Connection |
Architect Gamaliel King (1795-1875) is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 1283, Sec. 83). 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 |
King, Gamaliel, 1795-1875 Harper, Fletcher, 1806-1877 Harper, James, 1795-1869 Harper, John, 1797-1875 Harper, Joseph Wesley, 1801-1870 |
Subjects |
Newspapers Newspaper editors Architecture Buildings |
Search Terms |
Kings County Court House Harper & Brothers |