C.W. Morse – Antique 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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This historic photograph of C.W. Morse brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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C.W. Morse
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The caption identifies the subject only as "C.W. Morse," and the Bain News Service's own title is unverified. The name most likely points to Charles W. Morse, the New York shipbuilder and banker whose shipping and banking ventures drew national attention, and who was convicted of banking fraud after the Panic of 1907. Bain News Service, the New York picture agency that George Grantham Bain founded, supplied newspapers and magazines with pictures of public figures in the early 20th century, so a portrait like this one would have been made for quick publication. The record gives no date, so the exact occasion is unknown, but the collection as a whole documents the faces and events of that era.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,766 × 4,203 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12900 |
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