Dr. W.H. Solf – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Dr. W.H. Solf. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Dr. W.H. Solf
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The name on this glass negative, Dr. W.H. Solf, comes from caption data that the Bain News Service recorded and that has not been independently verified, and the record gives no date. It most likely refers to Wilhelm Heinrich Solf, a German official who governed German Samoa before serving as colonial secretary and later as ambassador to Japan. The Bain agency, a New York news photography business, sold pictures of prominent figures in politics and diplomacy to newspapers, which is why portraits like this one survive in large numbers.
| 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 eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,143 × 7,534 px · prints to 17 × 25 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-36365 |
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