St. John's Guild. A little mother – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of St. John's Guild. A little mother. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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St. John's Guild. A little mother
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The caption "A little mother," attached to this glass negative from the Bain News Service, suggests a young girl caring for a younger child, a common sight in crowded urban neighborhoods in the early twentieth century. The title is credited to the original caption data, which the Library of Congress notes has not been independently verified, so the scene should be read with that caution. The Bain News Service photographed New York street life, charities and social work extensively between about 1900 and the 1920s, and pictures tied to organizations like St. John's Guild offer a window into how settlement and relief agencies documented the families they served.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,791 × 4,254 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10342 |
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