Snow Scene on Boston Common on the Morning of February 29, 1884: View No. 3"" – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This historic photograph of Snow Scene on Boston Common on the Morning of February 29, 1884: View No. 3"" brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Snow Scene on Boston Common on the Morning of February 29, 1884: View No. 3""
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Taken on the morning of February 29, 1884, this view of Boston Common is one of a numbered series of winter scenes, credited in its record to the firm of Messrs. Allen & Rowell and their new dry-plate process. Gelatin dry plates had largely replaced the older wet collodion method by the 1880s, making exposures faster and letting photographers work outdoors without hauling a darkroom along. Boston Common, set aside as common land in 1634, is generally regarded as the oldest public park in the United States, so a snowbound view of it captures the city's oldest green space in a rare quiet season.
| Created / published | 1884 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Sepia photo made by Messrs. Allen & Rowell's new dry-plate process". This record contains unverified |
| Subjects | old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog.--Hist; Winterscenes; Mass.--Boston; Shelf." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,248 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132109 |
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