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[Central Park, the lake, New York, N.Y.] – Vintage Print

[Central Park, the lake, New York, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Central Park, the lake, New York, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1915]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Central Park, the lake, New York, N.Y.]. 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 record lists a bridge among its subjects, which points to one of the spans over the Lake in Central Park, a body of water shaped as part of the park's original design in the 1850s and 1860s. The glass negative was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that between about 1890 and 1924 photographed American cities, rivers, and resorts for travel promotion and sold the views as color prints. Pictures from this period show how carefully the park's landscape was arranged for strolling, boating, and quiet afternoon views.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 6289" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039122. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsParks. Lakes & ponds. Bridges.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68811

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