About This Item

  • Call NumberWILC_0431
  • Title[Statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt]
  • SummaryView of Hudson River Railroad Freight Station with lifesize statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt, known as The Vanderbilt Bronze, in a niche above the top floor. Image includes portion of another building and portion of a horse-drawn wagon in left foreground.
  • Date1892
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 5 x 6 in.
  • Genrecyanotypes (photographic prints)photographic prints
  • NoteDate from WILC 0017, title page of photograph album containing original images. Original cyanotype image has number: 55c. Title from inscription below image on recto; supplied partially by cataloger.
  • CreatorWilcox, Julius
  • SubjectVanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877 ; Railroad stations -- New York (State) -- New York ; Statues -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionJulius Wilcox photograph collection
  • PlaceNew York (N.Y.)
  • Cite AsJulius Wilcox photograph collection, 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.
  • FolderFolder: Wilcox 24