[Broadway in the Rain, likely taken from 308 or 310 Broadway, New York City]
Edward Anthony and his brother Henry were the founders of New York's first manufacturers and purveyors of cameras and photographic supplies. In 1859, Anthony published a series of their own stop-action or "instantaneous" stereographic views, including Broadway on a Rainy Day. Remarkable for its crystalline clarity, the photograph sold thousands of copies in the 1860s and still ranks among the most collectible images of New York City.
A stereograph, commonly known as a stereo view, is a double photograph presented in such a manner that an observer looking through a stereoscope sees a single image in three dimensions.
A stereograph, commonly known as a stereo view, is a double photograph presented in such a manner that an observer looking through a stereoscope sees a single image in three dimensions.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Broadway in the Rain, likely taken from 308 or 310 Broadway, New York City]
- Artist: Edward Anthony (American, 1818–1888)
- Artist: Henry T. Anthony (American, 1814–1884)
- Date: ca. 1860s
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Warner Communications Inc. Purchase Fund, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.1056.3
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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