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Policeman put Silverstein in horse-drawn ambulance at anarchist riot, Union Square, New York – Vintage Wall Art

Policeman put Silverstein in horse-drawn ambulance at anarchist riot, Union Square, New York, 3/28/08. — historic photograph
Policeman put Silverstein in horse-drawn ambulance at anarchist riot, Union Square, New York, 3/28/08.. Historic photograph from the Horses 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 Policeman put Silverstein in horse-drawn ambulance at anarchist riot, Union Square, 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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Policeman put Silverstein in horse-drawn ambulance at anarchist riot, Union Square, New York

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A policeman places a man named in the caption as Silverstein into a horse-drawn ambulance during an anarchist disturbance in Union Square, New York, in March 1908. Union Square was a common gathering place for labor and radical demonstrations, and the scene shows how police handled such crowds at the time. Horse-drawn ambulances were still in service before motor vehicles became common, so the harnessed horse is a telling detail. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, whose news service sent photographers to such events, though the title rests on caption data that has not been independently verified.

Created / published3/28/08.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesForms 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 one loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan942 × 712 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-1533

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