Geo. Grossmith – Antique Wall Art
(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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Geo. Grossmith
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George Grossmith was a British comic performer, writer and entertainer, and this glass negative comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, which holds the work of the Bain News Service, a Manhattan picture agency that sent photographs to newspapers from about 1900 into the 1920s. The record gives no date, and the title comes from unverified caption data, so the exact occasion is uncertain. Grossmith was best known for his light comic operettas and monologues on the London stage, and his name was familiar to American audiences through touring and reviews. The Bain files are worth noticing for their quick, working-press character, made to be reproduced in newspapers rather than kept as fine art.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,810 × 4,241 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-16220 |
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