About This Item


  • TitleWashn., near steps, with Dec. Day wreath on
  • Call NumberWILC_0336
  • Cite AsJulius Wilcox photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryStatue of George Washington by John Quincy Adams Ward in front of steps and columns of Federal Hall in lower Manhattan, seen from across Wall Street and framed by column in right foreground; temporary wreath draped over Washington's chest.
  • Date1892
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 6 x 5 in.
  • Genrecyanotypes (photographic prints)photographic prints
  • NoteDate from WILC 0017, title page of photograph album containing original images. Original cyanotype image has number: 54.a. Title from inscription below image on recto.
  • CreatorWilcox, Julius
  • SubjectWashington, George, 1732-1799 -- Statues ; Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 ; Federal Hall National Memorial (New York, N.Y.) ; Statues -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionJulius Wilcox photograph collection
  • PlaceOther place
  • LocationWall Street (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.