Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 10x7" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Heavy traffic moves slowly along a wet and snowy Long Island Expressway near Springfield Boulevard in Bayside, Queens, on January 25, 1978. The photo captures numerous cars and trucks navigating through inclement weather, highlighting the city's busy commuter life and challenging winter conditions.The Long Island Expressway is a critical highway in the New York metropolitan area, often notorious for its heavy traffic. This photograph, taken by Joe Farrington, provides a glimpse into the everyday struggles of New Yorkers dealing with winter weather, reflecting urban life and transportation challenges in the 1970s.Text present on photo:Photographer Joe Farrington Date 1-25-78 Subject Weather/traffic Location LI Expressway Roll JOE-A JOE-A-1a looking east on L.I. Epwy at Springfield Blvd. Bayside JOE-A-6a looking east on L.I. Expwy frm E. Hampton Blvd., Bayside JOE-A-14a Garbage building up on 164th St. at Jewel Ave. Flushing JOE-A-18a garbage on 162nd St. South of Hillside Ave., Jamaica Queens...almost covering hydrant "JOE A-1A W" - - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 34 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-01-07T13:50:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: New York, traffic, winter, snow, highway, cars, trucks, city lif
Theme: transportation, cities & towns, social history, people
Featured Person/Artist: none
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1978
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 10x7 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
