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[New York Central Railway (Railroad) photographic car] – Historic Photograph Print

[New York Central Railway (Railroad) photographic car], [between 1895 and 1915] — historic photograph
[New York Central Railway (Railroad) photographic car], [between 1895 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(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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[New York Central Railway (Railroad) photographic car] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A glass negative of a New York Central Railroad photographic car, rather than a street or station, makes this one stand apart from the city views around it. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its photochrom prints and view books in the years around 1900, is a possible client for the work, though the record offers only a suggestion. Cars like this served as traveling darkrooms, letting photographers develop plates on the spot and reach scenic and industrial sites along the line. The negative later passed to the State Historical Society of Colorado and came to the Library of Congress as a gift in 1949.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Possibly for Detroit Publishing Company activities. NY 9" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042083. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan812 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69482

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