Grand Duchess Xexia – Antique 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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Step back in time with Grand Duchess Xexia, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Grand Duchess Xexia
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Little is recorded about this glass negative beyond its title, "Grand Duchess Xexia," which the Bain News Service supplied on the negative or its caption card and which has not been verified. The name most likely refers to Grand Duchess Xenia, a sister of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, whose public appearances drew press attention in the early twentieth century. Bain's New York agency sold news pictures of notable people to newspapers, so portraits like this were made for fast publication, and the 5 by 7 inch glass format reflects the plate cameras that working photographers of that era relied on.
| 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 | 4,266 × 5,829 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-16282 |
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