May pole dance, Central Park, New York – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of May pole dance, Central Park, New York. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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May pole dance, Central Park, New York
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Ribbons fanning out from a tall pole in Central Park mark this as a May Day gathering, the kind of folk festival that drew crowds to New York's parks around the turn of the twentieth century. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its color views of American places, made the photograph, which survives as a transparency. The record dates it to about 1905, but that date comes from an old caption card and has not been independently verified. Maypole dancing was a popular way for schoolchildren and community groups to welcome spring.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. D4-9287 (transparency). Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-144633 |
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