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Caught by the camera through the window of a skyscraper on Riverside Drive, America's great fleet is riding safely at anchor in the Hudson River, late 1918 - early 1919
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
North America, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.92
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
America's Victorious Fleet Home Again: Caught by the camera through the window of a skyscraper on Riverside Drive, America's great fleet is riding safely at anchor in the Hudson River. These victorious squadrons were given a tremendous welcome as they steamed into port, fresh from overseas service that ended in the surrender of the German fleet. New York City.
Marks
On recto: Clear label attached near bottom right corner, "Copyright by / Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. / From Elliott Service Co., N.Y." On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "America's Victorious Fleet Home Again / Caught by the camera through the window of a sky / scraper on Riverside Drive, America's great fleet is / seen riding safely at anchor in the Hudson River. / These victorious squadrons were given a tremendous / welcome as they steamed into port, fresh from over- / seas service that ended in the surrender of the / German fleet. / UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS ELLIOTT SERVICE CO. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS 141-145 West 36th St., NEW YORK AB-AB-AH-1737 C". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "UU-002".
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
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This object has the following keywords:
Cityscapes,
Home,
Homecomings,
Hudson River,
New York City,
Skyscrapers,
United States Navy,
United States Navy,
World War I
- Cityscapes
- Home
- Homecomings
- Hudson River
- New York City
- Skyscrapers
- United States Navy
- United States Navy
- World War I
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