Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor – 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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Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor
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The most distinctive detail here is the iron ring itself, a small band that in engineering circles symbolizes a graduate's professional obligation and is presented in a formal ceremony. The record gives Henrietta Mielke as the woman handing it over, but it does not name the recipient, date or place, so the exact occasion remains unclear. The picture comes from the Bain News Service, the New York press photo agency that supplied newspapers with images in the early twentieth century. Its glass negatives were often captioned in haste, so the title is best read as a working label rather than a verified account.
| 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 | 5,704 × 4,122 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-18834 |
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