Micklegate Bar York England – Antique Photo Print
![Micklegate Bar York England, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0d/0da1682058ba-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.)
Description
Step back in time with Micklegate Bar York England, a historic print rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Micklegate Bar York England
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Micklegate Bar is the gateway on York's southwest side, and it was the traditional point where reigning monarchs were formally welcomed on entering the city. Its spikes were also used to display the heads of executed traitors, a grim practice that lasted into the fifteenth century. This view is a photochrom, a Swiss process that printed several lithographic stones in layers to produce color. The Detroit Publishing Company, whose 1905 catalog listed it, sold such prints to American buyers as colored souvenirs of English towns.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. Catalogue J, 1905. Print no. 10390. Views of England |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 2,759 × 3,644 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 2656_Micklegate_Bar_York_Eng_1890.tif-09038u |
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