Watching departure - IMPERATOR – 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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A window into the past: Watching departure - IMPERATOR, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Watching departure - IMPERATOR
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Among the Bain negatives, this one stands out for its named subject: the liner *Imperator*, whose title suggests a crowd watching her leave port. The Hamburg America Line launched her in 1912, and she was among the largest passenger ships afloat, so her sailings drew large crowds of well-wishers and sightseers. Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, supplied pictures like this to newspapers and magazines, which is why such scenes of ocean travel are common in its files. The record does not give a firm date, so the exact occasion is unconfirmed, but the title points to a waterfront departure.
| 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 | 5,741 × 4,204 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-15340 |
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