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South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City – Historic Photo Reproduction

South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, c1901. — historic print
South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, c1901.. Historic print from the New York City collection.

(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 rare historic print captures South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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South Street and Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

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Among the ships crowding the waterfront here is the Antilia, which sits in the foreground while the Brooklyn Bridge stands beyond the piers along South Street. The bridge had opened in 1883, and by the turn of the century it was a familiar landmark above the East River, where carts and wagons moved goods to and from the ships. Made around 1901 by the Detroit Photographic Co., the view uses photochrom, a color process the firm employed for its scenes, and it was kept in an album that served as a catalog in the company's office.

Created / publishedc1901.
Medium1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
GenrePhotochrom prints Color.
NotesIn album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Ship in foreground: Antilia. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53623. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
SubjectsBridges. Streets. Piers & wharves. Ships. Carts & wagons.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,430 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216749

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