Train cars stalled on 4th Ave. in snow storm, New York – 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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Step back in time with Train cars stalled on 4th Ave. in snow storm, New York, a historic photograph rich in period 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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Train cars stalled on 4th Ave. in snow storm, New York
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A snowstorm has stopped a line of railway cars on Fourth Avenue in New York, and the scene shows how quickly winter weather could halt city traffic when rail lines ran through the streets. The photograph comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, whose News Service negatives documented New York street life in the early twentieth century. The record dates it to January 24, 1908, though the title comes from caption data the archive has not verified. Viewers today may notice how the snow-covered cars and the surrounding avenue reflect the city's dependence on rail transit before the tracks were later moved underground.
| Created / published | 1/24/08. |
|---|---|
| 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 one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,175 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-1260 |
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