File:Central Park, New York City - The Grand Drive 22762903095.jpg
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creator QS:P170,Q2226717 Harper's Weekly, 1865 |
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English: 1865 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly title, "Central Park, New York City -- The Grand Drive." from a sketch by A.R. Waud. December 16, 1865 Harper's Weekly. shows hundreds of park visitors in Victorian finery enjoying an afternoon of riding or walking along the road that circles "the great playground of New York City." Some of the city's skyline is visible in the background, and a balloon floats calmly above the busy scene. Text accompanying the engraving describes the Grand Drive as "a spacious Macadamized road for vehicles, with a foot path on either side. It makes an entire circuit of the ground, commencing at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street. In its serpentine course it embraces all the great architectural and scenic features of the Park: the lakes, bridges, lawns, and reservoirs."
Vol. IX. No. 468. 40 x 57.3 cm (15¾" x 22½") |
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16 December 1865 date QS:P571,+1865-12-16T00:00:00Z/11 |
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Source/Photographer | Harper's Weekly, December 16, 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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