Joffre in Brooklyn – Vintage 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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This rare historic photograph captures Joffre in Brooklyn in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Joffre in Brooklyn
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This glass negative shows Marshal Joseph Joffre, the French commander who led his army to victory at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914, in Brooklyn. Its title comes from Bain News Service notes that the record itself describes as unverified, so the exact occasion and date remain uncertain. Joffre headed a French military mission to the United States in the spring of 1917, shortly after America entered the First World War, and his visits drew large crowds in New York and its neighboring boroughs. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, produced most of the glass negatives in this collection, and its work offers a useful record of wartime public life in the city.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,328 × 4,866 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-25614 |
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