Feet inspection – Vintage 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Feet inspection. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A close look at feet is the whole subject of this glass negative, which the Bain News Service labeled "Feet inspection." The record gives no date, so the setting can only be placed in general terms. Bain's New York staff, working from about 1899 into the early 1930s, covered news events, public life, and workplaces, and a foot check of this kind could fit a military training camp or a factory where footwear mattered. Glass negatives like this one were the standard medium for news photographers of the period, so the plate is worth noticing as much as the scene. The title is unverified, so treat it as the label given at the time rather than a confirmed description.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,204 × 5,785 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-28150 |
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