J.H. Preston – 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 J.H. Preston in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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J.H. Preston
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The record identifies this glass negative only as "J.H. Preston," and that title comes from unverified caption data, so the sitter's identity should be treated as unconfirmed. The negative belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency that sold pictures of public figures, events and everyday scenes to newspapers in the early twentieth century. Bain's glass plates were the working medium of press photography before film became standard, and their captions were often written quickly, so names and dates were sometimes wrong or missing. Viewers should look at the picture itself for clues about clothing, setting and print technique.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,204 × 5,754 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17680 |
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