Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt – Historic 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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This rare historic photograph captures Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt 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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Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt
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Recorded only as Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, a name the Bain News Service attached to its negatives without verification, this glass plate comes from a New York press archive. The Vanderbilt family was among the most conspicuous in Gilded Age society, and portraits of its women regularly appeared in newspapers of the period. George Grantham Bain's agency supplied news pictures to papers in the early twentieth century, so the plate shows how wealthy New Yorkers were presented to a public eager for their images. Because the sitter's identity is unconfirmed, check the caption against other sources before relying on it.
| 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 | 3,277 × 4,847 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-25240 |
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