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The New York Central Yards

Photograph
1904 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Stieglitz, Alfred (Photographer)
Place of origin
New York (photographed)

Black and white photograph a steam train omitting a large plume of smoke. Multiple tracks extend across the width of the image


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Cameras
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe New York Central Yards (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photogravure
Photographic Paper
Photogravure
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, 'The New York Central Yards', 1904, photogravure
Physical description
Black and white photograph a steam train omitting a large plume of smoke. Multiple tracks extend across the width of the image
Dimensions
  • Image height: 312mm (Note: From filing)
  • Image width: 262mm (Note: From filing)
Style
20th Century First Quarter
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Royal Photographic Society/ Catalogue S.11./ Part 1, Section 2, Nos 4274/1' (Printed white sticker on verso of mount, completed with ink.)
  • 'The Royal Photographic Society/ Permanent Collection/ Name, Stieglitz Hon FRPS/ Title, The New York Central Yards/ Date, 1904 / Acquired, Coburn Gift 1930/ Ref:N°, B 1052' (Printed white sticker on verso of mount, completed with ink.)
  • 'The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain' (Ink stamp on verso of mount.)
  • 'D J Gallery Nov/ Dec 1960' (Handwritten in pencil on verso of mount.)
  • 'New York Central Yards/ a snapshot 1904/ by Alfred Stieglitz Hon FRPS' (Handwritten in pencil on verso of mount.)
  • 'C 156' (Handwritten in blue pencil on verso of mount.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Object history
Acquired by the RPS as part of the Alvin Langdon Coburn Gift, 1930
Other numbers
  • 4274/1 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • S11 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.3031-2017

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Record createdDecember 20, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1427437/the-new-york-central-yards-photograph-stieglitz-alfred/
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