High Bridge, Harlem River, New York – Vintage 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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High Bridge, Harlem River, New York 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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High Bridge, Harlem River, New York
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High Bridge, which carries Manhattan across the Harlem River into the Bronx, is among the oldest surviving bridges in New York City. Completed in 1848, it was built to carry water from the Croton Aqueduct into the city and for a time was the only crossing of the river. This view was made from two glass negatives joined into a single panorama, with painted skies added to both, a common practice for giving wide scenes a finished look. The Detroit Publishing Company produced the image around 1890, and the record names the New York Central Railroad as the commissioning party.
| Created / published | c1890. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 negatives : glass ; 18 x 22 in. |
| Genre | 1890. "1503 A" on right negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01503. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Notes | Negatives form a two-part panorama. Sky painted on both negatives. Copyright by W. H. Jackson & Co." on left negative. Commissioned by New York Central Railroad |
| Subjects | Bridges. Streets.United States--New York (State)--New York.United States--New York (State)--Harlem River. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-79734 |
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