Chamlee hanging from tree – 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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Chamlee hanging from tree in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Chamlee hanging from tree
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The title names a man, Chamlee, shown hanging from a tree, though the record gives no place or date for the scene. That title comes from information the Bain News Service wrote on its negatives or caption cards, and the Library of Congress has not verified it, so the identity and circumstances remain uncertain. Images of this kind most often document lynchings, which were widespread in the United States from the 1880s into the 1930s. Bain was a commercial news photo agency that supplied pictures to newspapers, so the picture was made to be published, and viewers should look at it with that history in mind.
| 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 seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,218 × 7,533 px · prints to 17 × 25 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-34696 |
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