5th Ave. - Easter 1911 – Antique 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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Step back in time with 5th Ave. - Easter 1911, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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5th Ave. - Easter 1911
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Fifth Avenue in New York on Easter in 1911 was the setting for the city's famous holiday promenade, when churchgoers in new spring clothes strolled the avenue after services. The George Grantham Bain Collection came from the Bain News Service, a photo agency that sold pictures to newspapers and recorded its captions on glass negatives in the early 1910s. The title comes from those original caption records, which were not independently verified, so the exact stretch of the avenue is best read as approximate. Easter parades drew large crowds, and the elaborate hats and dresses visible in such street scenes offer a useful view of urban fashion before the First World War.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,791 × 4,216 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10302 |
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