About This Item

  • Call NumberARC_145_b_OS-7_002_r
  • TitleOld Stone House at Gowanus.
  • SummaryBlack and white reproduction of a painting by Louis Grube, painted in 1846. Image depicts the Old Stone House at Gowanus, around which are scattered small trees and pathways. A small figure is visible near the house. Caption reads: Painting by Louis Grube, 1846, of the Old Stone House at Gowanus, the scene of the severest conflict in the Battle of Long Island, August, 27, 1776. On back is page 2 from the Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences with lines of verse relating to the Battle of Long Island.
  • Date1904
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Physical Description1 halftone print : black and white ; 10.75 x 12 inches
  • Genrehalftone (color effect)photomechanical prints
  • NoteTitle from resource. Print is a page cut from The Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
  • CreatorGrube, Louis, 1812-1902
  • PublisherWitter and Kintner, 1904
  • SubjectUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 ; Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776.
  • CollectionLefferts family papers
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsLefferts family papers, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • 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.
  • Copyright OwnerPublic Domain
  • FolderLefferts family papers, Box OS-7.