H.G. (Herbert George) Wells, 1866-1946 – Antique 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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H.G. (Herbert George) Wells, 1866-1946 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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H.G. (Herbert George) Wells, 1866-1946
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Herbert George Wells, the English novelist and author of *The Time Machine* and *The War of the Worlds*, is the subject of this 1921 studio portrait from the Underwood & Underwood firm, a New York photographic business known for its large output of press and commercial portraits. Wells visited the United States in late 1920 and 1921, when he was already a celebrated writer whose science fiction and social commentary drew wide readership on both sides of the Atlantic. The record's caption card is unverified, so the exact occasion for the sitting is not documented here, but the picture captures the public image of a figure who was then a leading voice in English letters.
| Created / published | 1921 Oct. 27. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Underwood & Underwood. No. 310665. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. Sources checked: MUMS; BI; BF. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,175 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150892 |
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