White Wings who have not struck – Vintage Print
(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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White Wings who have not struck
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The title points to the White Wings, the uniformed street cleaners of New York City, who took their name from the white jackets and caps they wore in the 1890s. The record gives no date, and the title comes from caption data the Bain News Service supplied that has not been verified, so "have not struck" could refer to a labor walkout or to a crew that stayed on the job. Bain's firm supplied news photographs to newspapers from the early 1900s into the 1920s, so the picture likely reflects that period of city street life.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,741 × 4,191 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11130 |
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