The Harlem from High Bridge, New York – 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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A window into the past: The Harlem from High Bridge, New York, preserved in this historic photograph. 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 Harlem from High Bridge, New York
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A glass negative taken from High Bridge around 1905 looks down the Harlem River toward the Washington Bridge and the Harlem River Speedway, the drive that ran along the riverbank for carriages and early automobiles. High Bridge, finished in 1848 to carry the Croton Aqueduct across the river, is the oldest surviving bridge in New York City, so the view pairs a mid-19th-century crossing with the newer roads built beside it. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its turn-of-the-century views of American places, made the picture, and a crack running through the middle of the plate is still visible on the surviving negative.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Includes the Harlem River Speedway and Washington Bridge. Negative cracked through middle. 2792 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018612. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Bridges. Rivers. Streets.United States--New York (State)--Harlem River.United States--New York (State)--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 793 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-62116 |
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