Trench in Central Park – Vintage 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
Step back in time with Trench in Central Park, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Trench in Central Park
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This glass negative records an open trench in Central Park, a subject that stands apart from the park's better-known views of lawns, lakes, and bridges. The record does not give a date, so the exact work is unknown, but trenching in the park usually meant laying or repairing pipes, drains, or utility lines beneath its paths and roadways. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a New York picture agency that sold news photographs to newspapers in the early twentieth century. Its plain documentary focus on public works makes it a useful record of the park's maintenance.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,853 × 3,322 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27641 |
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