Museum of the City of New York

Prints

The Museum’s collections of prints preserves the visual history of New York before the advent of photography and captures the changing images of the city. The collection encompasses engravings, lithographs, and fine art prints. Its cornerstone is the extraordinary J. Clarence Davies Collection of views of New York City from the 17th through the 19th centuries, starting from the earliest known view of New Amsterdam, depicted in 1625-26. Another major component of the collection is the definitive Harry T. Peters Collection of 2,885 lithographs—many hand-colored—by the 19th-century New York firm of Currier and Ives.

The Museum also has an outstanding collection of lithographic posters donated by Strobridge & Co. Lith., theatrical posters by artist Otto Lambert Grever, and posters made for the World War I and II war efforts. Additionally, the collection includes a significant body of WPA and other 20th-century prints by such noted printmakers as Don Freeman, Childe Hassam, Armin Landeck, Louis Lozowick, Reginald Marsh, Joseph Pennell, and John Sloan.

**Morningside Park and St. Luke's Hospital**
*Produced for the Society of Iconophiles.*

**Oyster Market Near Christopher Street**
*Produced for the Society of Iconophiles.*

**Dutch Reformed Church, Kingsbridge Road**
*Produced for the Society of Iconophiles.*

**New York Hotel, Broadway, 1867**
*Etched by S.L. Smith from a photograph. Society of Iconophiles. 1909.*

**Bowling Green and State Street, 1880**
*Etched by SL Smith from a photograph. Society of Iconophiles. 1909.*

**Wall Street in 1883**
*Etched by S.L. Smith from a photograph. Society of Iconophiles. 1909.*

**The Tontine Coffee House, Wall & Water Streets, About 1797**
*From a Painting Owned by the New York Historical Society. Francis Guy, Pinxt. W.M. Aikman, Scupt. Society...*

**La Grange Terrace - La Fayette Place.**
*Dakin Delt. New York, Published by Peabody & Co. 219 Broadway.*

**Broadway from Bowling Green**
*Produced for the Society of Iconophiles.*

**"The Flat Iron"**
*Produced for the Society of Iconophiles.*

**One Summer Night**
*New York City WPA Art Project.*

**[Fall River Line Pier and Lower Manhattan]**
*Anton Schutz 1927.*

**Wall Street in 1856**
*Engraved in aquatint. Copyright by Sidney L. Lucas.*

**Fifth Avenue from 42nd Street, Looking South.**
*From an Old Photograph by John Bachmann 1879. Lithographed & Printed by R. A. Welcke, N.Y.*

**The Crystal Palace.**
*Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Capewell & Kimmell in the Clerks Office of the...*

**View of the Quarantine Grounds and Buildings, Staten Island, May 1858.**
*Lith by Geo. Hayward 120 Water St. N.Y. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, for 1859.*

**Frederick Douglass.**
*The Colored Champion of Freedom.*

**[14th Street Metropolitan Elevated Railroad station]**

**[8th Street and 4th Avenue, showing Bible House]**

**A View of the Great Conflagration (Merchant's Exchange) Dec. 16, 1835.**

**The Katz - Kills in Winter.**
*Bastion Falls.*

**View of New York.**
*From Weehawken - North River.*

**View on Broadway**
*J. H. Bufford's Lithog. 114 Nassau St. N.Y.*

**The City of New York in the State of New York, North America**
*Painted by William Birch. Wm. H. Morgan. 100 Arch St. Engraved by Samuel Seymour. Published Jany. 1,...*

**Broadway, New-York. Showing each Building from the Hygeian Depot corner of Canal Street, to beyond Niblo's Garden.**
*Drawn & Etched by T. Hornor. Aquatinted by J. Hill. Printed by W. Neale. Published by Joseph Stanley...*

**New York From Heights Near Brooklyn**
*Painted and published by Willm. G. Wall New York 1823. "New York From Heights Near Brooklyn. To Thomas...*

**Manhattan College ("Christian Brothers")**
*Camille Dry. Lith. of F. Ratellier 48 Beekman St. N.Y.*

**Brooklyn Navy Yard**
*Drawn by Lundie. Engraved by Dick.*

**Washington's Entry into New York.**
*On the Evacuation of the City by the British, Nov. 25th. 1783.*

**New York Bay, from Bay Ridge.**
*Long Island.*

**The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run".**
*Abraham Winning the Ball.*

**View of New York from Governor's Island**

**A View of Fort George with the City of New York from the Southwest**
*I. Carwitham Sculp lower right. Printed for Carrington Bowles Map & Printseller at No. 69 in St. Paul's...*

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