Girl socialists Union Sq., May 1, æ08 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Girl socialists Union Sq., May 1, æ08
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Dated May 1, 1908, this glass negative shows young women identified as socialists at Union Square in New York, a gathering place for the city's labor and socialist demonstrations on May Day. The holiday had long been marked by left-wing and labor groups as a day of public protest and celebration, so the picture records a political occasion rather than a studio portrait. It was made by the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency whose negatives are now held by the Library of Congress. The subjects' identification comes from unverified caption data, so the title is worth reading with some caution.
| Created / published | May 1, 1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,748 × 4,279 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-40463 |
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