C. Whitehill – 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 C. Whitehill. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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C. Whitehill
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The title on this glass negative names only "C. Whitehill," and the record notes that the name comes from unverified information written on the negative or its caption card, so the sitter's identity should be treated as uncertain. The negative belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by a New York wire-photo service that supplied newspapers with news pictures and portraits of public figures in the early twentieth century. Bain's studio worked mainly in large-format glass plates, which were quick to print and easy to send out to editors. Because the record gives no date, the picture is best understood through that working practice: a plate prepared for rapid publication, with its caption written by hand, often by someone other than the photographer.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,284 × 4,809 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-25205 |
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