King Albert – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of King Albert. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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King Albert
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The record names only "King Albert," a title the Bain News Service supplied without verification, so the sitter should be treated as probable rather than confirmed. The most likely subject is Albert I of Belgium, who reigned from 1909 until his death in 1934. He became a national symbol during the First World War, when he remained with his army in the unoccupied corner of Belgium after the German invasion of 1914. Bain's glass negatives were made for newspaper and wire distribution, so pictures like this one likely circulated as wartime news images of Allied leaders.
| 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 | 5,760 × 4,179 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-30729 |
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