J.R. Clynes – Historic Reproduction
(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 J.R. Clynes in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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J.R. Clynes
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The record identifies the sitter only as J.R. Clynes, a name taken from caption cards that the Bain News Service wrote and that the Library of Congress has not verified, and no date or setting is recorded. The likely subject is John Robert Clynes, a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician who rose to serve in cabinet posts in the 1924 and 1929 Labour governments. Bain's studio in New York photographed a steady stream of visiting and prominent public figures, so the portrait most likely reflects a moment when a foreign politician was in the news. Because the glass negative carries no firm date, its exact occasion remains uncertain.
| 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 | 4,166 × 5,741 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-30799 |
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