Beach View, Newport, R.I. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Beach View, Newport, R.I. 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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Beach View, Newport, R.I.
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Children at play on the sand are the apparent subject of this Newport beach view, according to the caption tracings on the card. Stereographs like this one were printed as paired images and viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the scene a sense of depth that a single flat print could not match. The card was copyrighted by Alfred S. Campbell of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and dated around 1897, when Newport was a fashionable summer resort for wealthy families. The record data is unverified, so the date and details are best read as approximate.
| Created / published | c1897 Jan. 2. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | C1168 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Alfred S. Campbell, Elizabeth, N.J. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Children--At play; RI--Newport; Beach scenes; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,253 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132099 |
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