Brooklyn "rapid transit" – 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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This historic photograph of Brooklyn "rapid transit" brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Brooklyn "rapid transit"
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The title on this glass negative places the scene within Brooklyn's rapid transit system, though the record notes that the wording comes from caption cards and has not been verified. The Bain News Service, the New York agency whose files George Grantham Bain assembled, documented city life in the early twentieth century, when elevated trains and streetcars were central to how Brooklyn residents traveled to work and into Manhattan. The Interborough Rapid Transit subway opened in 1904, and Brooklyn's transit lines soon came into connection with it. With no date recorded, the exact year and location of the view remain open questions.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,890 × 3,346 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-30213 |
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