Wall Street in 1847

Title

Wall Street in 1847

Description

Laurent Deroy's lithograph of a painting by August Köllner depicts the setting of Melville's story "Bartleby the Scrivener," Wall Street c. 1850. Trinity Church, which still stands at the end of Wall Street, is mentioned in the story.

Creator

Deroy, Laurent

Source

Deroy, Laurent. "Wall Street, NY, 1847." 1847. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.

Publisher

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3g02461/

Date

1847

Contributor

Jean Lee Cole

Format

JPEG

Coverage

1850s

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/18882/archive/files/4c34a857dba9697fac8cb090103da9c3.jpg

Collection

1850s

Citation

Deroy, Laurent, “Wall Street in 1847,” Three Decades of NYC, accessed December 27, 2024, https://loyolanotredamelib.org/en203/items/show/29.