Train De Luxe from New York, en route N.E.L.A. convention at Seattle, 1912, Shasta Springs, Calif., Wagner, Quality – 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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Train De Luxe from New York, en route N.E.L.A. convention at Seattle, 1912, Shasta Springs, Calif., Wagner, Quality. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Train De Luxe from New York, en route N.E.L.A. convention at Seattle, 1912, Shasta Springs, Calif., Wagner, Quality
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A panoramic group portrait of a special excursion train, this print records travelers who left New York for the 1912 convention of the National Electric Light Association in Seattle, with a stop at Shasta Springs in California. Trips like this let trade association members combine business with sightseeing, and the Wagner Electric Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, which claimed the copyright, made electric motors and equipment for the growing utility industry. The long, narrow format fit an entire traveling party into one frame, preserving a snapshot of the rail-travel era that carried professional gatherings across the country.
| Created / published | c1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 7 x 37.5 in. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs.Group portraits.Gelatin silver prints.Panoramic photographs. |
| Notes | J170517 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Wagner Electric Mfg. Co.; June 18, 1912. Copyright claimant's address: St. Louis, Mo. |
| Subjects | Travel.United States--California. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,256 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-204854 |
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