The Old Print Shop

Genin's New and Novel Bridge, Extending Across Broadway, New York.

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  • PUBLISHER: Gleason's Pictorial.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving with modern handcoloring,

    DATE: c.1850.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 3/16 x 8 13/16" (158 x 224 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: John Genin's Hatting Company stood along side Barnum's American Museum at Broadway and Ann Street. This busy intersection was well served by the pedestrian bridge. It also promoted Genin's business during the so-called "Battle of the Hatters" during the 1850's.

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  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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