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Grand Central Station – Vintage Wall Art

Grand Central Station, n/a — historic photograph
Grand Central Station, n/a. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots 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 Grand Central Station 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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Grand Central Station

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The title "Grand Central Station" points to New York's Grand Central Terminal, which opened in 1913 as one of the busiest rail hubs in the country, though the Bain News Service supplied that title without independent verification. The picture survives as an 8 x 10 inch glass negative from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, so the exact date and the precise spot in the building are still uncertain. Bain's staff made many such pictures for newspaper use, and large glass plates like this one captured fine architectural detail and the movement of crowds in the concourses. Viewers today can use it to study the station's design and the daily routines of travelers in its early years.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesForms 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan6,966 × 5,415 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-3079

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