J.L. Ford – Vintage 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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J.L. Ford comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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J.L. Ford
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The only identifying detail in the record is the name "J.L. Ford," and the catalog notes that even this title comes from unverified information written on the negative or its caption card. The image survives as a glass negative no larger than 5 by 7 inches, made for the Bain News Service, the New York agency George Grantham Bain founded around 1900 to supply newspapers with pictures of current events and notable people. Bain's files hold many portraits and news scenes from the early twentieth century, and because the agency worked quickly for daily papers, its negatives often lack exact dates or full captions. Researchers should treat the name as a lead rather than a settled identification.
| 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 | 6,419 × 8,894 px · prints to 21 × 30 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-34569 |
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