New York Metropolitan Sanitary Fair Civil War 1864 Gurney Stereoview Photo

  

1864 stereoview photo titled, "Interior View Main Building, " at the New York Metropolitan Fair. The Metropolitan Fair was a public event organized in New York City by the United States Sanitary Commission to raise funds and supplies for the Union Army during the Civil War.

The first Metropolitan Fair was announced by the New York Times on January 1, 1864, to be held on March 28th of that year. However, the event was postponed to the 4th of April and it resulted in the largest Sanitary Fair ever which raised over a million of dollars for the Union cause.

Photographer is Jeremiah Gurney & Son out of New York City. SIZE: Measures approximately 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. The item "New York Metropolitan Sanitary Fair Civil War 1864 Gurney Stereoview Photo" is in sale since Tuesday, May 7, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Stereoviews". The seller is "abvintagephotos" and is located in Pennsylvania.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: New York City NYC
• Date of Creation: 1864
• Photo Type: Stereoview
• Subject: Historic & Vintage
• Original/Reprint: Original Print