[Blacksmith at work] – Antique Print
![[Blacksmith at work], c1910. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/81/8190aad91794-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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The record for this c1910 photographic print gives only the title "Blacksmith at work," and its caption card is unverified, so the smith and the shop are unidentified. A copyright notice in the name of C.H. Gilbert shows that the photographer claimed rights to the image, a common practice for commercial views of the period. Around 1910, blacksmithing still relied on a hot forge, an anvil, and hand tools, even as factory-made iron and the growing automobile trade were beginning to overtake the village smithy.
| Created / published | c1910. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photo copyrighted by C.H. Gilbert. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,176 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-121760 |
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