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1961

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Print, The Ice Chop on the Hudson, 1874, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XVIII, March 7, 1874, 220)

This is a Print. It was after Theodore Russell Davis and published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated March 7, 1874 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is inscribed

Inscribed under top left image: The Run; under top center image: The Slope; under top right image: Stowing the Ice; under bottom image: Cutting the Ice—West Side of the River, Above Rondout.

Cite this object as

Print, The Ice Chop on the Hudson, 1874, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XVIII, March 7, 1874, 220); After Theodore Russell Davis (American, 1840 - 1894); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 1961-76-15

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