Central Park Horseback Riding – 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 Central Park Horseback Riding, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Central Park Horseback Riding
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This glass negative is one of the many Bain News Service images of New York City that the George Grantham Bain Collection holds at the Library of Congress. Its title, Central Park Horseback Riding, comes from caption information the Bain agency wrote on the negative or its card, which the Library notes has not been independently verified, so the exact rider, date, and location within the park remain uncertain. Central Park has long had a bridle path winding through its woodland and meadows, and riding there was a familiar pastime for city residents, especially in the early twentieth century. The picture offers a glimpse of how urban recreation and horses shared city life before the automobile took over the park's roads.
| 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 | 939 × 708 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10142 |
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