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The Magnet and the Iron: John Brown and George L. Stearns The Stories Behind the Busts

Harper's Weekly Meteor Shower, 1860

Date:
1860
Exhibit Description:
Etching of the 1859-60 meteor shower published in Harper's Weekly, vol. 4, No. 188 (4 August 1860), 481. The caption reads, "The meteor as seen by J. McNevin, Esq., near Bedford, Long Island."
Source:
Harper's Weekly
Exhibit Tags:
Harper's Weeklydrawings