Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903)
Collection: Portrait Collection at The Archives at Queens Library
Date: 1880
Material: black-and-white photographs Dimension:
3.8 x 5.4 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: The Archives at Queens Library
Identifier: aql:17813 por-000564 por-000564.tif
Description: Portrait of Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903). A lawyer, New York City planner, and civic leader. Considered "the Father of Greater New York," he is responsible for Central Park, the New York Public Library, the Bronx Zoo, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also participated in or led projects including Riverside Drive, Morningside Park, Fort Washington Park, and the protection of the Hudson River Palisades from destruction. His last project was the consolidation of the "Imperial City" or City of Greater New York; he chaired the 1897 committee that drew up the plan of amalgamation.
Creator :
The Archives at Queens Library
Date :
1880
Summary/Description :
Portrait of Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903). A lawyer, New York City planner, and civic leader. Considered "the Father of Greater New York," he is responsible for Central Park, the New York Public Library, the Bronx Zoo, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also participated in or led projects including Riverside Drive, Morningside Park, Fort Washington Park, and the protection of the Hudson River Palisades from destruction. His last project was the consolidation of the "Imperial City" or City of Greater New York; he chaired the 1897 committee that drew up the plan of amalgamation.
Subject :
City planning; Portraits; Green, Andrew Haswell
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
New York, NY New York (N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Digital image
Format :
black-and-white photographs; 3.8 x 5.4 inches; 400 dpi
Identifier :
aql:17813 por-000564 por-000564.tif
Subject:
City planning; Portraits; Green, Andrew Haswell
City planning; Portraits; Green, Andrew Haswell
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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