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Horse drawn sleigh in Central Park, New York City – Historic Print

Horse drawn sleigh in Central Park, New York City, n/a — historic photograph
Horse drawn sleigh in Central Park, New York City, n/a. Historic photograph from the Horses 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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Horse drawn sleigh in Central Park, New York City comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Horse drawn sleigh in Central Park, New York City

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Snow-covered drives in Central Park once carried sleighs as well as carriages, and this glass negative records one such outing in New York City. George Grantham Bain's news service supplied pictures to newspapers in the early twentieth century and made many images of city life like this, so the scene likely reflects everyday winter leisure rather than a staged event. The title comes from caption information written by the service and has not been independently verified, so the exact date is uncertain. Sleighing was a popular winter pastime for New Yorkers well into the early 1900s, before automobiles reshaped the park's roads.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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 scan940 × 711 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-1382

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