Damrosch – Vintage Wall Art
(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: Damrosch, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The only identification on this glass negative is the single word "Damrosch," which the Bain News Service recorded without verification, so the sitter is most likely Walter Damrosch, the New York conductor and composer. He led the New York Symphony Society and conducted German repertory at the Metropolitan Opera, and he later became a familiar radio voice through NBC's music appreciation broadcasts. Bain's studio worked in New York in the early twentieth century, photographing public figures for newspapers and wire distribution. The record gives no date or occasion, but the plate still offers a glimpse of the city's musical and public life in that era.
| 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 | 4,865 × 3,340 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-28920 |
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