Penn. R.R. Station, N.Y., 1909 – 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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Penn. R.R. Station, N.Y., 1909 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Penn. R.R. Station, N.Y., 1909
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The Pennsylvania Railroad's New York terminal was among the largest building projects in the city, and this 1909 glass negative catches it during construction, before the station opened to passengers in 1910. The railroad's architects, McKim, Mead & White, designed it in the Beaux-Arts style, with a monumental waiting room modeled on classical Roman baths. The negative belongs to the Bain News Service collection, a commercial photo agency that documented New York's streets and buildings in these years. The record notes that its title comes from unverified data, so the exact vantage point is worth confirming.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| 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 | 7,048 × 5,497 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-2847 |
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