The New-York Federal Table, as seen from Bunker Hill / copied from an original sketch by David Grim, for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1856.

Description:

Shows the outdoor banquet tables and pavilion set up for the 1788 celebration in honor of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. In the foreground, a sketch of colonial soldiers loading cannons.

Date Issued: [1856]

Institution: University of Michigan Library

Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank

Rights:

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Subject Topics:

Dinners and dining--New York (State)--New York--1780-1790.,

Miscellaneous prints.,

Prints shelf.,

New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865.,

Political pageantry--New York (State)--New York--1780-1790.,

Celebrations--New York (State)--New York--1780-1790.,

Valentine, D. T.--(David Thomas),--1801-1869.,

New York (N.Y.).--Common Council.,

Manual of the corporation of the city of New York.,

United States--New York--New York.

Language: UND

URL: http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-WCL1IC-X-1713%5DWCL001803

Type: still image