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[Nick's nightclub, New York] – Historic Print

[Nick's nightclub, New York] — historic photograph
[Nick's nightclub, New York]. Historic photograph 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 photograph captures [Nick's nightclub, New York] 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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Nick's nightclub is the detail that sets this print apart from others of New York nightlife. The record dates it to 1940, a period when the city's clubs, bars, and late-night venues drew large crowds for music, drinks, and conversation. The catalog subject, men's social life, points to a picture centered on men gathering together in a commercial social setting rather than a formal occasion. Gelatin silver prints from this era, made in the darkroom, typically show the range of tones that made photographs of city interiors look especially vivid.

Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
Notes1940
SubjectsMen--Social life--New York (State)--New York--1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,288 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177087

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