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Lake and bridge in Central Park, New York City – Vintage Wall Art

Lake and bridge in Central Park, New York City, c1907. — historic photograph
Lake and bridge in Central Park, New York City, c1907.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(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 Lake and bridge in Central Park, New York City 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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Lake and bridge in Central Park, New York City

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A lake and bridge in Central Park, captured on a stereo card dated around 1907, give this view a quiet, pastoral feel in the middle of Manhattan. The card was issued by the Standard Scenic Company as number 2979 in a series of scenic views meant to be seen through a stereoscope at home. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux began designing the park in the 1850s to give city residents a landscape of winding paths and water, and stereographs like this helped carry that scene into parlors across the country. The caption details on this record are unverified, so the exact bridge and vantage point are worth confirming against other sources.

Created / publishedc1907.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesStereo copyrighted by Standard Scenic Co. No. 2979. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Parks; Ph. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 790 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155745

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