Cathedral at Cologne, Germany – Vintage Wall Art
![Cathedral at Cologne, Germany, [between 1909 and 1919] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4e/4ed5158f59b4-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Cathedral at Cologne, Germany. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cathedral at Cologne, Germany
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Cologne Cathedral, the Gothic church on the Rhine whose twin spires rise above the city, is the subject here, and the glass negative captures it as travelers and tourists of the early 1900s would have seen it. Construction began in 1248 but stalled for centuries, and the building was not finished until 1880, so by the years this negative was made it was a relatively recent completion of a medieval plan. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that produced views of cities, landmarks and scenery for sale, made images like this one for a broad public. The glass plate has the streaks and blemishes that come with age, which are part of its record as an object.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1919] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,455 × 6,085 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-248665 |
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