Aiming 14" gun -- Sandy Hook – Antique 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 Aiming 14" gun -- Sandy Hook in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Aiming 14" gun -- Sandy Hook
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A gun crew at Sandy Hook, the narrow spit of New Jersey shore that guards the approach to New York Harbor, is shown aiming a 14-inch gun. Sandy Hook was a long-running Army artillery post, and heavy coastal guns of this size were built to strike armored warships at long range before they could reach the city. The Bain News Service, a New York wire photo agency, sent photographers to cover military subjects in the early twentieth century, so the glass negative offers a working view of coastal defense from that period. The record does not give a date for the exposure.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,760 × 4,166 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12375 |
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