[The S.S. OLYMPIC, 1911: Entering the Narrows of New York Harbor] – Antique Wall Art
![[The S.S. OLYMPIC, 1911: Entering the Narrows of New York Harbor], c1911. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/08/0803fd31e141-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[The S.S. OLYMPIC, 1911: Entering the Narrows of New York Harbor] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[The S.S. OLYMPIC, 1911: Entering the Narrows of New York Harbor]
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The White Star liner Olympic, seen here passing through the Narrows, was a familiar sight to New Yorkers in 1911. The Narrows is the strait between Staten Island and Brooklyn that ocean liners crossed on their way into the harbor. Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast and entering service in 1911, the Olympic was among the largest passenger ships afloat, and its sister ship, the Titanic, later became far more famous. The photoprint was made by William H. Rau, a Philadelphia photographer known for views of ships and waterfronts. The date and other details come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | c1911. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by William H. Rau. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,201 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115414 |
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