ADRIATIC – Vintage 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.)
Description
This historic photograph of ADRIATIC brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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ADRIATIC
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The title "Adriatic" most likely refers to the White Star Line ocean liner of the same name, which entered transatlantic service between Liverpool and New York in 1907 and was among the large passenger ships of its day. The record gives no date, and the title comes from unverified Bain News Service notes, so the subject is not confirmed. Bain's staff worked as a news agency in New York, shooting ships, waterfront scenes, and public events on glass plates like this one, so the picture likely belongs to that working news record of the early twentieth century.
| 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 | 4,809 × 3,278 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-19901 |
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