Launch of Saratoga – 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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Step back in time with Launch of Saratoga, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Launch of Saratoga
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The title names a launch event, "Launch of Saratoga," and the record notes that it comes from unverified information written on the negatives or caption cards, so the exact vessel and date remain uncertain. The name suggests a ship christened Saratoga, a name the U.S. Navy has used for several vessels, but the record does not confirm which one. The picture is a glass negative from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a Manhattan photo agency that supplied newspapers with news photographs in the early twentieth century. Launch scenes of that era typically show crowds, sponsors, and the hull on the ways, which makes the image useful for studying shipbuilding ceremonies.
| 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 seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 8,894 × 6,476 px · prints to 30 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-35164 |
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