Snow Scene on Boston Common on the Morning of February 29, 1884: View No. 1"" – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Snow Scene on Boston Common on the Morning of February 29, 1884: View No. 1"". An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Snow Scene on Boston Common on the Morning of February 29, 1884: View No. 1""
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Taken on the morning of February 29, 1884, this view shows Boston Common under snow, a leap-day morning caught on glass. The print is credited to Messrs. Allen & Rowell and described as made with their new dry-plate process, which had largely replaced wet collodion plates by the 1880s and made outdoor exposures far quicker. Boston Common, laid out in 1634, was a favorite spot for winter walks and skating, so the picture records a familiar civic space at a time when street-level photography was becoming practical. The record itself is marked unverified, so treat the date and maker as the caption's claims.
| Created / published | 1884 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Sepia photo made by Messrs. Allen & Rowell's new dry-plate process". This record contains unverified |
| Subjects | old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog.--Hist; Winterscenes; Mass.--Boston; Shelf." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,234 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132110 |
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