Strikers, Union Sq., May Day, 1913 – 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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Strikers, Union Sq., May Day, 1913 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Strikers, Union Sq., May Day, 1913
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A Bain News Service glass negative, titled *Strikers, Union Sq., May Day, 1913*, places a labor gathering in one of New York's best-known public squares. Union Square was a traditional site for labor and socialist rallies, and May Day was one of the days when workers filled its paving with marches and speeches. The record notes that the title comes from unverified data and gives no confirmed date, but George Grantham Bain's agency sold New York news photographs to newspapers in the early twentieth century, so the image reflects the urban labor events editors wanted to show their readers.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,704 × 4,179 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-14101 |
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