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[Woman (Beatrice Baxter Ruyl), in dress, with open book in lap, and hand to face, seated] – Historic Reproduction

[Woman (Beatrice Baxter Ruyl), in dress, with open book in lap, and hand to face, seated], [1906] — historic photograph
[Woman (Beatrice Baxter Ruyl), in dress, with open book in lap, and hand to face, seated], [1906]. Historic photograph from the Family Life collection.

(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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Step back in time with [Woman (Beatrice Baxter Ruyl), in dress, with open book in lap, and hand to face, seated], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Woman (Beatrice Baxter Ruyl), in dress, with open book in lap, and hand to face, seated]

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This portrait shows Beatrice Baxter Ruyl, born in 1879, seated in a dress with an open book resting in her lap and one hand raised to her face. The pose suggests a moment of thought or absorption in reading, a theme common in portraits of educated women during the first decade of the 1900s, when reading was a respected form of leisure. The print is a platinum print, a process prized by photographers of the era for its soft, rich tones and fine detail. Platinum printing was costly, and it fell out of use after about 1915.

Created / published[1906]
Medium1 photographic print : platinum.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1910.Platinum prints 1900-1910.
SubjectsRuyl, Beatrice (Baxter),--Mrs.,--1879-
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,792 × 4,760 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219782

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