Rodman Wanamaker and Indian Chiefs – 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.)
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A window into the past: Rodman Wanamaker and Indian Chiefs, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rodman Wanamaker and Indian Chiefs
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This glass negative from the Bain News Service shows Rodman Wanamaker posed with Native American chiefs, a pairing that reflected his well-publicized interest in Indigenous culture. Wanamaker, a son of the Philadelphia merchant John Wanamaker, was a prominent sponsor of Native American commemorations and exhibitions in the early twentieth century. The Bain agency photographed many New York newsworthy figures and events during that period, and its records were often compiled from caption cards that were not always checked. The record does not give a date or occasion, so the exact setting and the identities of the chiefs remain unconfirmed.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,723 × 4,210 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12837 |
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