U.S. troops in Fr. – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with U.S. troops in Fr., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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U.S. troops in Fr.
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Catalogued only as "U.S. troops in Fr.," a title the record flags as unverified, this glass negative lacks a date or location, so its subject is the main clue. The Bain News Service, a New York picture agency, supplied news photographs to newspapers, and many of its wartime images show American servicemen in Europe. The American Expeditionary Forces served in France from 1917 to 1918, which makes that period the likeliest context, though the record does not confirm it. Glass plates like this one capture fine tonal detail, which makes them useful to researchers studying everyday military life.
| 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 | 5,772 × 4,204 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-26983 |
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