N.Y. Playground (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

N.Y. Playground

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.14002

Call Number: LC-B2- 2802-8

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  1. ★

    newkindofkick, mik morrisey, AcquaClara, Mdrn~Mrvls, and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. budderflyman (37 months ago | reply)

    Talk about the original soapbox derby

    Looks like a modern day slingshot dragster

  3. 11:19 [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy Art Post (share 1 comment 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  4. 11:19 [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mr. Bill's Geriatric Ward, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  5. pennylrichardsca (37 months ago | reply)

    Shoe polish box from the FF Dalley Co.; Frederick Fenner Dalley (d. 1884) was a Canadian businessman who ran a drugstore in Hamilton ONT, before setting up a factory to make shoe polish and other products in the 1850s. The business continued under his name and his sons' stewardship into the 1900s, making ink, baking powder, dye, flavorings, and yes, shoe polish. In 1925, the company was sold to Shineola.

  6. Baqir Ali (37 months ago | reply)

    Great Shot! Please join us at:
    I Think this is Art !

  7. Rob Ketcherside (37 months ago | reply)

    It's worth reading the Wikipedia article on Shinola, apparently penned by a humorist.

  8. J_CH* (37 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exergy, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  9. Juanbpn. (37 months ago | reply)

    Very importatnt photo in glass.Thanks and greetings.

  10. technogeo (37 months ago | reply)

    Priceless vehicle built from scrounged material: finger jointed wooden shipping box, recycled lumber, metal wheels from a junked baby carriage, and rope & screw eye steering. Real American ingenuity!

  11. maorlando-God sustained me 2011 walking w/ me 2012 (37 months ago | reply)

    Absolutely...real Americana!!! Luv it!!!

  12. Wystan (37 months ago | reply)

    However, despite Bain's (and LOC's) caption, this appears to be an urban sidewalk, curb (kerb) and gutter -- NOT a playground.

  13. technogeo (37 months ago | reply)

    This might be the neighborhood playground.

  14. porkfork6 (37 months ago | reply)

    Close to noon. Their shadows are small, and right underneath them.

  15. Velurajah UK (37 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful Image. I really love the light and the composition. Great job!

  16. FreeRangeBob (37 months ago | reply)

    I made one of these a a kid using the wheels off of my sister's stroller. My parents were very unhappy with me-an understatement. I only made one run because the wheels came off the front and I totaled the cart. I used a peach crate, as I remember.

  17. technogeo (37 months ago | reply)

    Today lots of parents just go out and buy their kids a plastic, battery-operated vehicle for $500 without a second thought. No creativity, no effort, no individuality.

  18. Jim Rees (37 months ago | reply)

    With no steering camber, a high center of gravity, and an underage driver on a public thoroughfare, this would have been one exciting ride.

  19. Hanyi® (29 months ago | reply)

    Hi u! It's really nice pic! I love it so much!

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  21. Abaraphobia (6 months ago | reply)

    Priceless!

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