Taiwan Exh., Jap. "Midway" – Historic Reproduction
(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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Taiwan Exh., Jap. "Midway" comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Taiwan Exh., Jap. "Midway"
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The title points to a Taiwan exhibition held under Japanese administration, and "Midway" likely refers to the open strip of stalls and attractions common at fairs of the period, though the Bain News Service caption is unverified. Japan had ruled Taiwan since 1895, and such exhibitions showcased the island's agriculture, industry and modernization to visitors from Japan and abroad. George Grantham Bain's agency sold news photographs to American newspapers, so images like this one reached readers far from the event. The record gives no firm date, so the picture is best read as a view of colonial-era fairs in general.
| 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 | 5,747 × 4,128 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-23301 |
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