Wm. H. Gardner – 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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This rare historic photograph captures Wm. H. Gardner in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Wm. H. Gardner
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The only identifying detail on this glass negative is the name "Wm. H. Gardner," and the Library of Congress notes that even this title comes from unverified information written on the negative or its caption card, so the sitter's identity remains uncertain. The plate is part of the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied newspapers with news and feature pictures in the early twentieth century. Its large holdings of glass negatives give researchers a dense record of public figures, daily life and events from that period. Because the record gives no date, the plate is best understood as part of that wider body of work rather than as a documented portrait of a known occasion.
| 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 eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,296 × 4,884 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-40788 |
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