Image Collection 106 Items New-York Historical Society purchase of John J. Audubon "Birds of America" watercolors, 1861-1863 The collection consists of correspondence, reports, subscription books, financial records, and other materials concerning the New-York Historical Society's purchase of the original Audubon watercolors for John James Audubon's The Birds of America from his widow, Lucy Audubon, in 1863. It documents early attempts by Mrs. View Collection