Prince Purachatra – 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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Prince Purachatra comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Prince Purachatra
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This portrait is catalogued under the name Prince Purachatra, a member of the Siamese royal family, though the record notes that the identification comes from unverified caption information from the Bain News Service. The Bain company was a New York news photography firm that supplied pictures of public figures, diplomats and events to newspapers in the early twentieth century, and its glass negatives form a large part of the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress. Siamese princes often served as diplomats abroad during this period, when Siam was building relations with Western governments. Because the record gives no date, the exact occasion remains unknown, so the photograph is best read as a document of its time and its sitter's public role.
| 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 seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,309 × 4,897 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-32690 |
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