Open-air Mass, Brooklyn Firemen, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 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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Open-air Mass, Brooklyn Firemen, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
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At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a group of firemen gathered outdoors for Mass in May 1908, bringing a religious service out into the open air. The glass negative comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, the work of a news photo service that supplied newspapers with pictures of the day's events. The title comes from unverified notes the agency wrote on its negatives, so the exact occasion is not fully confirmed. The scene still shows how closely fire companies and their members' faith were tied in that period. Look at the uniforms and the orderly arrangement of the crowd, which reflect the discipline of the department.
| Created / published | 5/24/08. |
|---|---|
| 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 one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,735 × 4,254 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-1727 |
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