Magnus, Charles “Schutzenhalle, Festhalle und Gabentempel des Dritten Amerikanischen Bundes-Schiessens" [Lenox Hill area, NYC]

Charles Magnus.  “Schutzenhalle, Festhalle und Gabentempel des Dritten Amerikanischen Bundes-Schiessens.” [Shooting Hall, Festival Hall and Building of Prizes of the Third American Shooting Society]. 

New York: Charles Magnus, 1868.  11 x 9 ¼ (paper).  Lithograph.  Full two page letter sheet.  

Schutzenfest was the annual festival held by American Shooting Society which was comprised of many German-American shooting societies across the nation.  The third meeting took place in 1868 between June 12^th and July 6^th in Jones Wood which was situated on the East River between 66^th and 75^th Streets.   Jones Wood was a wooded resort of working-class New Yorkers in the 1860s and 70s, which had such amenities as a hotel, dance pavilion, shooting range, beer gardens and other sporting facilities.  The shooting platform shown in this print was located on 70^th Street.  A large portion of Jones Wood was destroyed by a fire in 1894.

Charles Magnus was a prolific publisher of maps, prints and letterheads before, during and after the American Civil War.  Centered in New York, the firm worked diligently to create detailed views, maps of many American cities, scenes and events.