Children who stay in the city--Children who go to Rockaway – Historic Reproduction
![Children who stay in the city--Children who go to Rockaway, Five Points, N.Y. : Donaldson Brothers, [ca. 1900] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7f/7fee5d19de12-L.webp)
(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 antique lithograph of Children who stay in the city--Children who go to Rockaway brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Children who stay in the city--Children who go to Rockaway
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The title sets up a contrast: children who stay in the city on one side, and children headed to Rockaway on the other. Rockaway Beach, on the Atlantic shore of Queens, drew New York families by rail in the decades around 1900, offering cooler air and surf for those who could afford the trip. Donaldson Brothers, a New York commercial lithography firm, printed color cards like this one as small promotional giveaways. The card's subject, children playing in water, speaks to the summer appeal of the shore for city families, which the printed message plays on.
| Created / published | Five Points, N.Y. : Donaldson Brothers, [ca. 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (advertising card) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertising cards 1900.Lithographs Color 1900. |
| Notes | Sharpe Collection. |
| Subjects | Children playing in water--1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,441 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216406 |
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