Washington Bridge, Harlem River, New York – 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: Washington Bridge, Harlem River, New York, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Washington Bridge, Harlem River, New York
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The Washington Bridge, which crosses the Harlem River between upper Manhattan and the Bronx, was completed in the late 1880s to replace an older span that had long linked the two shores. This view is a two-part panorama made from a pair of glass negatives, so the river, the piers and the boats along the waterfront stretch across a wide frame. The prints came from W.H. Jackson & Co., a Detroit firm whose photographers recorded American cities and landscapes around 1890. Look along the banks for the wharves and small craft, which show how busy the Harlem River was as a working waterway at the time.
| Created / published | c1890. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 negatives : glass ; 18 x 22 in. |
| Genre | Col. |
| Notes | Negatives form a two-part panorama. W.H. Jackson & Co. Photo. |
| Subjects | Rivers. Bridges. Waterfronts. Piers & wharves. Boats.United States--New York (State)--New York.United States--New York (State)--Harlem River. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 775 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-80039 |
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