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Mack & Thomas – Historic Reproduction

Mack & Thomas, n/a — historic photograph
Mack & Thomas, n/a. Historic photograph from the Bain News Service collection.

(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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The title "Mack & Thomas" is the only identifying detail in this record, and the Bain News Service's own notes flag it as unverified, so the names of the pair may not be confirmed. The glass negative format points to the early 1900s, when George Grantham Bain's New York agency supplied newspapers with pictures of public figures, performers, and current events. Bain's staff often labeled pictures from caption cards, which were not always checked. Viewers should treat the names as a starting point for research, not settled fact.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 four loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,754 × 4,197 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-18751

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