Socialist distributing pamphlets in Union Sq., 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 Socialist distributing pamphlets in Union Sq., New York. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Socialist distributing pamphlets in Union Sq., New York
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A socialist handing out pamphlets in Union Square is what sets this glass negative apart, and its date, May 1, 1908, places it on International Workers' Day. Union Square had long been a gathering place for labor and socialist groups, and May Day was a traditional occasion for rallies and speeches there. The George Grantham Bain News Service recorded many New York street scenes in the early 1900s, so the picture shows how political literature changed hands on a busy city street. The title comes from the Bain caption data, which has not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 5/1/08. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,810 × 4,247 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-1579 |
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