Confetti throwing at the departure of the George Washington – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: Confetti throwing at the departure of the George Washington, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Confetti throwing at the departure of the George Washington
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Confetti drifts over the rail as the liner *George Washington* pulls away from her berth, a farewell that crowds often staged for departing passengers. The ship was a North German Lloyd liner that the United States took over after 1917, and she is best remembered for carrying President Woodrow Wilson to France in December 1918 for the Paris Peace Conference. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, recorded many scenes like this one, and its glass negatives preserve the crowds and the ship's presence on the waterfront. The record gives no date, and the title comes from the agency's own unverified caption, so the exact sailing is worth checking.
| 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 | 5,804 × 4,222 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10415 |
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