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[Central Park, goat carriages in the park, New York, N.Y.] – Antique Wall Art

[Central Park, goat carriages in the park, New York, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Central Park, goat carriages in the park, New York, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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[Central Park, goat carriages in the park, New York, N.Y.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Goat carts were a familiar sight for children in Central Park during the early 1900s, and this glass negative captures that small pleasure on the park's paths. Central Park, laid out in the 1850s and 1860s by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, drew families from across the city, and rides pulled by goats were one of the cheaper treats on offer. The image comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that documented American towns, parks and landmarks around the turn of the century. Its glass plates, later donated to the Library of Congress, preserve a close look at everyday leisure in the city.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 391" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033453. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsChildren & animals. Goat carts. Parks.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 777 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66714

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