Fifth Avenue Omnibuses: Proposed Design for the New Fifth Ave Omnibus & The Old Broadway Stages in 1831 (from "Harper's Weekly," December 5, 1885)

Harper's Weekly

December 5, 1885 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints

This page from Harper's Weekly (December 5, 1885) shows an illustration of the proposed design for the new Fifth Avenue omnibus, together with an illustration of a New York street scene from 1831 with old stage coaches on Broadway. To the right the facade and bell tower of St. Paul's Chapel are visible. The print is an historic record of the rapid innovation and development in the manufacture of commercial vehicles in the United States.

Artist

Harper's Weekly

Date

December 5, 1885

Medium

Wood engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Merri Ferrell, 2019