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The N cards are view cards on
smooth paper, night scenes which use shadow and silhouette for a dreamy
impression, rather than the usual precisely-detailed day views.
They are novelty cards, of a sort, but not like modern chrome cards of
"Atlantic City at Night" with a solid black side. In
these scenes a moon lights up features, and often the windows of
buildings pictured are busily lighted. The card below pictures
Madison Square Garden; similar cards exist for Washington, DC, such as
N225, the Bureau of Pensions building.
Besides the N cards proper, I am listing here the NPG group. These are very different cards, and perhaps do not belong on this page at all, except to simplify the system of categories used. The NPG group of cyanotypes boast a new RP method, Neue Photographische Geselischaft, as is written inside a tiny circle on the face of each card. They feature Dutch scenes, whether landscapes or seascapes, or people posed in various activities. Many of these carry a subseries number, in one group as high as 18. If anyone knows of other types of N cards, please send an email. |
