Frances Perkins (Mrs. P. Wilson) – 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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Frances Perkins (Mrs. P. Wilson)
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The record title names the sitter as "Mrs. P. Wilson," but the catalog notes that this label is unverified, and the name Frances Perkins is attached to the same negative. Perkins was the first woman to serve in a U.S. cabinet, as Secretary of Labor under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945, and she later helped shape the Social Security Act. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, produced most of its glass negatives in the early twentieth century, so the picture likely comes from the years before Perkins held federal office. The record gives no date, so the exact occasion remains unknown.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,885 × 3,352 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-29268 |
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