Dambois – 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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The only identifying detail in this record is the title, "Dambois," which the Library of Congress notes came from unverified data supplied by the Bain News Service. The picture survives as a glass negative, a format that news photographers of the early twentieth century favored for its sharp detail. George Grantham Bain's New York agency sold images of current events, public figures and everyday scenes to newspapers and magazines, so this plate likely served that commercial purpose. Its exact subject and date remain uncertain without further documentation.
| 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 | 4,110 × 5,766 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-32999 |
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