Macy's, New York, N.Y. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Macy's, New York, N.Y.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Macy's, New York, N.Y.
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Macy's was one of the largest department stores in the world when this view was made, and the company's name appears on the glass negative itself. Around 1908, Detroit Publishing Company was sending photographers across the country to record city streets and storefronts for postcards and tourist albums, and this scene of the store and its surrounding street reflects that commercial interest in New York's busy retail district. The negative is an 8 by 10 inch glass plate, a format that gave the sharp detail and wide tonal range prized for architectural views. It passed through the State Historical Society of Colorado before reaching the Library of Congress in 1949.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | R.H. Macy and Company. G 5118" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070804. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Department stores. Streets.United States--New York (State)--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 782 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-72363 |
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