Before Xmas - Herald Sq. – 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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Before Xmas - Herald Sq.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Before Xmas - Herald Sq.
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Herald Square, where Broadway and Sixth Avenue meet at 34th Street in Manhattan, is the place this negative records, and the title points to the crowds of the pre-Christmas shopping season, when department stores around the square drew shoppers from across the city. The image comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a photo agency that supplied newspapers with pictures of New York street life and events in the early twentieth century. The title comes from unverified caption data, so the exact day is uncertain, but the scene reflects the busy commerce typical of that season.
| 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 | 5,798 × 4,247 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-16288 |
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