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- Crystal Palace Premium Soda Water Bottle, 1853-1856 -
- 1853-1856
- Collections - Artifact
Crystal Palace Premium Soda Water Bottle, 1853-1856
- "Inauguration of the Crystal Palace - Interior of Sixth Avenue Car," 1853 - In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. Streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print from 1853 shows New Yorkers headed to the opening of the city's Crystal Palace exhibition.
- 1853
- Collections - Artifact
"Inauguration of the Crystal Palace - Interior of Sixth Avenue Car," 1853
In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. Streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print from 1853 shows New Yorkers headed to the opening of the city's Crystal Palace exhibition.
- Souvenir Medal from New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853 -
- 1853
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Medal from New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853
- Lithograph, "Burning of the New York Crystal Palace," October 5, 1858 - The Crystal Palace opened in New York City in 1853. The building, which covered an entire city block, housed exhibits for the Exposition of the Industry of All Nations world's fair. The building was destroyed in a massive fire on October 5, 1858. Miraculously, none of the 2,000 spectators in the Crystal Palace at the time were killed.
- October 05, 1858
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Lithograph, "Burning of the New York Crystal Palace," October 5, 1858
The Crystal Palace opened in New York City in 1853. The building, which covered an entire city block, housed exhibits for the Exposition of the Industry of All Nations world's fair. The building was destroyed in a massive fire on October 5, 1858. Miraculously, none of the 2,000 spectators in the Crystal Palace at the time were killed.