Rings and poles, Bronx Park children playing – Historic 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.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Rings and poles, Bronx Park children playing in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rings and poles, Bronx Park children playing
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Children in Bronx Park are shown at play with rings and poles, a pastime that filled New York City's public playgrounds in the early 1900s. The glass negative comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, the archive of the Bain News Service, a photo agency that sent pictures of city life, sports and street scenes to newspapers during that period. Bronx Park, home to the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo, was a popular outing for families, and images like this one document how recreation was organized for young people in the growing city. The record gives no date, so the exact year remains uncertain, but the subject fits the playground culture of the era.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms 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 two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,710 × 4,179 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10710 |
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