5th Ave. N.Y.C. – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with 5th Ave. N.Y.C., a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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5th Ave. N.Y.C.
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Fifth Avenue in New York City is the subject here, though the record gives no date and only a loose title taken from the caption card, so the exact street scene is uncertain. The negative belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a press photo agency that sent pictures of New York street life, buildings and events to newspapers in the early twentieth century. Glass plate negatives like this one were the standard working medium of such agencies, and they record the city's busy avenues, storefronts and crowds of that era with a sharp, detailed clarity.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,785 × 4,197 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10580 |
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