7th Ave. subway cave-in, 9/22/15 – Vintage 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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This historic photograph of 7th Ave. subway cave-in, 9/22/15 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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7th Ave. subway cave-in, 9/22/15
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Seventh Avenue in Manhattan is the setting for this September 1915 cave-in, though the title and date come from caption information the Bain News Service recorded on the glass negative and are unverified. New York was then building its first subway lines, and the cut-and-cover method, which opened long trenches in city streets before roofing them over, made surface collapses a recurring hazard for workers and passersby. Bain News Service was a wire photo agency that sent photographers to record breaking news, so the plate captures a moment of urban construction that newspapers of the day would have reported quickly.
| Created / published | 9/22/15. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,779 × 4,198 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-21201 |
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