Horseback Riding -- Central Park ?? – 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 Horseback Riding -- Central Park ?? in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Horseback Riding -- Central Park ??
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Central Park's bridle paths were a familiar part of New York's leisure life, and this glass negative captures that tradition, though the record cannot confirm the exact date or the riders. The title carries question marks because it comes from caption cards the Bain News Service used for its pictures, and those details were not always checked. The agency, founded by George Grantham Bain, supplied photographs of the city to newspapers in the early twentieth century, so the scene likely reflects how residents spent their free time in the park.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 918 × 617 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-21856 |
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