Luther McCarthy on horse – 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
This rare historic photograph captures Luther McCarthy on horse in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Luther McCarthy on horse
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What sets this picture apart is its subject: a man identified in the caption as Luther McCarthy, shown mounted on a horse. The record does not give a date, and the title comes from unverified information written on the negative or its caption card, so the identification should be treated as a working label. The image belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, made up of glass negatives from the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency that supplied news pictures to newspapers in the early 1900s. Its pictures of people and animals, often shot for quick publication, offer a useful look at everyday news photography of that era.
| 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 | 704 × 940 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-13083 |
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