Panoramic view of concrete ponds with onlookers – Vintage Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Panoramic view of concrete ponds with onlookers in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Panoramic view of concrete ponds with onlookers
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Concrete ponds in the foreground, with a crowd of onlookers gathered along their edges, set this scene apart from the usual shoreline views on this board. The wide framing lets the viewer take in both the geometry of the basins and the people who came to look at them. Pictures of engineered water features like these often document public works of the early twentieth century, when cities and parks built shallow pools for recreation, water storage, or display. Looking closely, the spectators' clothing and the open layout of the grounds offer clues about when and why such a gathering would have formed around the ponds.
| Original scan | 3,331 × 700 px · prints to 11 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 122_South_Beach_Alligator_F_1910.tif-6a03256u |
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