Jas. McAvoy, Athletics – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Jas. McAvoy, Athletics, 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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Jas. McAvoy, Athletics
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The caption names James McAvoy, but that identification comes from unverified Bain News Service data, so treat it as a working label. The glass negative comes from George Grantham Bain's New York agency, which sold news photographs to newspapers in the early twentieth century, when sports drew large crowds and editors wanted lively images. The plate is undated, so its exact year remains open, though its format and origin place it in that era. It offers a useful look at how athletics were photographed before fast film made action shots routine.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,747 × 4,185 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-18509 |
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