Harbor Master's Office, St. Louis, during flood – Antique 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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This historic photograph of Harbor Master's Office, St. Louis, during flood brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Harbor Master's Office, St. Louis, during flood
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The office of the harbor master, the official who oversaw boat landings, moorings, and river traffic, is the focus here, shown during a flood on the Mississippi at St. Louis. High water on the river could halt the port's work, so an office tied to that work offers a useful view of how a flood disrupted the city's commerce. The Bain News Service, a commercial photo agency active in the early 1900s, made this glass negative for its news pictures. The record gives no date, and the title comes from Bain's own unverified notes, so the exact flood is uncertain.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,785 × 4,247 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11610 |
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