W.G. Grant, serving in tennis match, Casino, Newport – Antique 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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This rare historic photograph captures W.G. Grant, serving in tennis match, Casino, Newport in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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W.G. Grant, serving in tennis match, Casino, Newport
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A player identified as W.G. Grant is shown serving on the grass courts at the Newport Casino, the Rhode Island resort's social and sporting center. The shingled clubhouse, designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1880, hosted the U.S. National Championships in lawn tennis for much of its early history. This glass negative is dated August 1909 and comes from the Bain News Service, a New York picture agency. The player's name comes from the agency's caption data, which has not been independently verified, so the identification should be treated as provisional.
| Created / published | 8/20/09. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,088 × 3,274 px · prints to 17 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-5405 |
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