Fountain in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga. – 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 rare historic photograph captures Fountain in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Fountain in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga.
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Forsyth Park's fountain is the feature that most people picture when they think of Savannah's squares and parks, and this glass negative captures it as it stood around 1904. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced large numbers of photographs of American towns and landscapes in the early twentieth century, made the image for its commercial catalog of views, often sold as hand-colored prints and postcards. The fountain, set in the park's central promenade, was a popular gathering spot for residents and visitors, and the photograph shows how the park's formal layout and shade trees framed it.
| Created / published | c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30140. 79" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017694. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Parks. Fountains.United States--Georgia--Savannah. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-61365 |
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