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[Grant's Tomb, from Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, New York, N.Y.] [graphic].
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Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer.
Contributor
Duncan, John, architect.
Title
[Grant's Tomb, from Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, New York, N.Y.] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1900
Date
ca. 1900
Physical Description
1 slide: lantern; 8 x 11 cm.(3 x 4 in.)
Description
View of the south facade of the 150' tall granite and marble mausoleum, the second tallest in the western hemisphere, superseded only by the Garfield Monument. Completed in 1897 after designs by John H. Duncan, the neoclassical structure features a rectangular base, with porticos adorned by doric columns, surmounted by a columned cupola. Built on the elevated land of Riverside Park overlooking the Hudson River. Contains the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Subject
Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902 -- Tomb.
Tombs & sepulchral monuments -- New York -- New York.
Geographic subject
General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.)
Riverside Park (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
Lantern slides -- 1890-1900.
Associated name
Duncan, John, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.223]
Accession number
P.9453.223
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William Harvey Doering Lantern Slide Collection
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