Cloak Makers, Madison Sq. – Vintage Wall Art
(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 historic photograph of Cloak Makers, Madison Sq. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Cloak Makers, Madison Sq.
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Cloak Makers, Madison Square is one of many glass negatives from the George Grantham Bain Collection, the large body of news photographs made by the Bain News Service in New York in the early twentieth century. The title points to a workshop or trade scene near Madison Square, a district that in those years was home to many garment shops and tailoring trades. The Bain agency sold its pictures to newspapers and magazines, so images like this one were made to illustrate working life for a public eager to see how the city's industries operated. The date is not recorded, and the title comes from unverified agency data, so the exact scene and year remain open to research.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,871 × 3,259 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-23417 |
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