Switzerland - Following a horse on skiis (see sports) – 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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A window into the past: Switzerland - Following a horse on skiis (see sports), preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Switzerland - Following a horse on skiis (see sports)
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A rider on skis is pulled along behind a horse in this Swiss scene, a pairing that reflects skijoring, the winter sport of being towed over snow by a horse or other animal. The practice grew popular in the Alpine resorts in the early 1900s, when winter tourism was expanding in Switzerland. The glass negative comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, the work of a New York news photo agency that supplied pictures to newspapers in the early twentieth century. The record gives no date, and the title comes from unverified caption information, so the exact place and year remain uncertain.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 1,090 × 801 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17577 |
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