Paul Sorg & E. Fownes (driving) – 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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This historic photograph of Paul Sorg & E. Fownes (driving) brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Paul Sorg & E. Fownes (driving)
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The title names two men, Paul Sorg and E. Fownes, and places them in the driver's seat, a detail that sets this glass negative apart from the many other portraits in the set. The record gives no date, but the Bain News Service, the New York agency whose negatives make up the George Grantham Bain Collection, worked mainly from about 1900 to the 1920s, a period when automobiles were becoming a common subject for news photographers. The title comes from the agency's own caption cards and has not been independently verified, so the identities are best treated as the agency's record rather than settled fact.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,735 × 4,197 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12371 |
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