McCarthy, NY – Historic 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.)
Description
McCarthy, NY 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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McCarthy, NY
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The title "McCarthy, NY" is the only identifying detail, and the record marks it as unverified, so the picture may show a place, a person, or a family name tied to New York State. It is a glass negative, the format most press photographers used in the early twentieth century before flexible film became common. The negative belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a New York agency founded in 1899 that sold photographs of news events, public figures, and everyday scenes to newspapers. With no date recorded, the best clues are the agency's active years and any visible details such as clothing, vehicles, or signs.
| 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 | 3,302 × 4,866 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-31517 |
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