Floor for room over coil – Vintage Print
![Floor for room over coil, [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a1/a1ac0cace054-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Floor for room over coil, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The caption card gives this print the title "Floor for room over coil," a phrase that suggests a building or equipment arrangement rather than a known person or landmark, though the record does not say what the coil was or where the room stood. The date is given only as a span from about 1852 to 1860, a period when photographers were moving from early paper processes toward wet collodion and albumen printing, and many images from those years documented buildings, machinery, and working spaces. Because the source notes flag the data as unverified, the title and date should be read as tentative.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160590 |
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