Across the river, boats and buildings, ca. 1917

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
ca. 1916
emulsion on glass
5 x 7 x 0 in.

5x7 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons, ca. 1916 of a river front taken from the other side of the river. Long shot of the river with various power vessels, the embankment behind it with 2 tree-lined pedestrian walkways, one higher than the other with people on them, and many high rise buildings above the walkways in the background. Image most likely commissioned by the New York Department of Public Works. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "P. D. / Box 275". Videodisc address: 3-39426.

ANN.1984.187.6590

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection