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Siegel Cooper: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 6:06pm.
New York circa 1910. "Siegel Cooper & Co., the fountain. Republic statue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Depth
Submitted by ManyBuicks on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 7:26pm.
The depth of field in this image is extraordinary. My guess lens was stopped down to f64. How shutter speed was calculated says much about the photographer's expertise.
32 Sixth Avenue
Submitted by ChrisPlatt on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 11:00pm.
At West 18th Street. More here.
On moving downscale
Submitted by Don Struke on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 6:24am.
Lady Republic and her fountain have been ripped out and replaced by four kiosks: Jewelry by Joon Sohng, Your Portrait in a Flash, Nail Talk, and Cellphone Heaven.
Jackson Park: 2009
Submitted by JeffK on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 9:32pm.
Here is the 24-foot version in Chicago mentioned by Michael R.
Daniel Chester French
Submitted by Michael R on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 7:17pm.
This "Republic" is a miniature version of the original 65-foot statue that Daniel Chester French made for the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. The original stood in the middle of the waters of the Fair's Beaux-Arts centerpiece, the Court of Honor. Today a smaller replica in gilded bronze, 24 feet high, stands near that site in Jackson Park. Incidentally, the designer of the pedestal for the original at the Chicago Fair was the architect Henry Bacon; this foreshadows the later collaboration between French and Bacon which produced Washington's Lincoln Memorial.
Moving downscale
Submitted by Peter on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 6:53pm.
Now housing a Bed Bath & Beyond and TJ Maxx.
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