German field gun in action – Historic 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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A window into the past: German field gun in action, 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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German field gun in action
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The record gives no date, and the title comes from caption information the Bain News Service wrote on its negatives, which the Library of Congress notes has not been independently verified. The Bain agency supplied photographs of current events to American newspapers and magazines, and its European military subjects often reached readers as quick news pictures during the years around the First World War. Field guns like the one shown were mobile artillery pieces that supported infantry in the field, so the image is useful for seeing how such weapons were positioned and operated.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,792 × 4,222 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-19540 |
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