McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 211

Title: McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 211
Description: Caption: "Obelisk - Central Park," c. 1925. The obelisk in this photograph was erected in Central Park on February 22nd, 1881. It is an authentic Ancient Egyptian artifact, having been created during the rule of Thusmose III in the 18th Dynasty (despite the nickname, the obelisk has no known connection to Cleopatra). It was acquired in 1877 as a gift from the Egyptian Khedive.
Contributor: Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage: Central Park, New York City
Date: 1925
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb-09-211
Language: English
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Source: Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject: Cleopatra's Needle, Central Park, New York City
Type: Still Image