Alfred Stieglitz

In the New York Central Yards
1903, printed 1911

A vintage black and white photograph depicting a steam locomotive on railroad tracks, emitting a large plume of white smoke against an industrial backdrop with cranes and other structures. The image has a slightly worn appearance, with the edges of the photo mounted on a beige card.

A vintage black and white photograph depicting a steam locomotive on railroad tracks, emitting a large plume of white smoke against an industrial backdrop with cranes and other structures. The image has a slightly worn appearance, with the edges of the photo mounted on a beige card.

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Date
1903, printed 1911

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photogravure

Dimensions
Mount: 11 15/16 × 8 1/4in. (30.3 × 21 cm) Sheet: 11 1/16 × 7 15/16in. (28.1 × 20.2 cm) Image: 7 11/16 × 6 1/4in. (19.5 × 15.9 cm)

Accession number
2007.124

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Arnhold Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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