Cowgirl and cowboy on horseback, Newton, Kansas – 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
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Cowgirl and cowboy on horseback, Newton, Kansas. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cowgirl and cowboy on horseback, Newton, Kansas
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What sets this picture apart is its setting: a cowgirl and a cowboy mounted together in Newton, Kansas, in 1908. It is a glass negative from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress. The Bain News Service, a New York agency, distributed news and feature photographs to newspapers across the country, so images like this reached readers far from the plains. The title comes from caption cards written by the agency and has not been independently verified, so the exact occasion is uncertain. The glass-plate format, which holds fine tonal detail, is worth noticing in its own right.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 944 × 711 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3454 |
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