Alexander, Phila NL, 1914 – Historic Reproduction
(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: Alexander, Phila NL, 1914, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Alexander, Phila NL, 1914
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The caption names a Philadelphia National League player surnamed Alexander, most likely Grover Cleveland Alexander, the right-handed pitcher who joined the Phillies in 1911 and was among the league's leading pitchers by 1914. The negative comes from the Bain News Service, the New York photo agency whose pictures of sports and news reached newspapers across the country in the early twentieth century. Because Bain's titles were taken from unverified caption data, the identification is best read as probable rather than confirmed. The nitrate film itself is also worth noting, since the material is highly flammable and unstable, which is why many such negatives were later copied onto safer stock.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : nitrate ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Nitrate negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,297 × 5,798 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-28338 |
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