New York Bay, 1897 – Antique Photo 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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of New York Bay, 1897. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: New York Bay
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New York Bay, 1897
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Few pictures on this board stretch across the frame the way this 1897 panorama does, taking in a town set on rising ground above a working harbor. The record places it in New York City, where the late 1890s were a time of heavy shipping, ferry traffic, and rapid growth along the waterfront. Panoramic views like this were popular then, made with cameras that swept across a wide arc or with several prints joined together, so viewers could take in the whole waterfront at once. Look closely at the wharves and vessels along the shore to get a sense of how busy the port was.
| Created / published | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Creator | loeffler, a. (august) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,739 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | New York Bay |
| Reference | NY New York Bay 1897 |
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