A historical relic – Antique Wall Art
![A historical relic, [between 1889 and 1892] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/55/554cdc5b7822-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
A historical relic comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A historical relic
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The record gives this photograph the title "A historical relic" but names no specific object, site, or person, and its caption information is unverified. The date range of 1889 to 1892 falls in a period when dry-plate photography and halftone printing were spreading quickly, making pictures of old buildings, artifacts, and curiosities easier to make and circulate. Images like this were often meant to preserve or celebrate something seen as a link to the past. Viewers should treat the title as a starting point and study the object itself for clues about its origin.
| Created / published | [between 1889 and 1892] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 911 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152255 |
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