Wheat, Bkyln – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Wheat, Bkyln in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wheat, Bkyln
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The title names Brooklyn and wheat, which points to the borough's waterfront, where grain was moved and stored in the early twentieth century. The picture belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, a New York news photography operation that supplied pictures to newspapers around 1900 to 1920. The date is not recorded, and the title comes from caption cards whose details were never verified, so the exact location and purpose should be read with some caution. The glass negative format preserves fine detail, which is worth looking for in the texture of the grain.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,773 × 4,222 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17460 |
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