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Bartlett, William H., 1809-1854 View of the Passaic Falls

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0020 Author/Creator: Bartlett, William H., 1809-1854 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 28.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "View of the Passaic Falls" circa 1861-1877. Depicts Passaic Falls (aka Patterson Great Falls) and a covered bridge with the Passaic River in the forefront. Engraved by John Sands after a painting by William H. Bartlett.

Bartlett, William H., 1809-1854
Sands, John, 1818-1873

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