Severn – Antique 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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Severn in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Severn
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The only identifying detail this negative carries is its title, "Severn," and that comes from unverified notes kept by the Bain News Service, so the subject could be a river, a ship, or a place. The record gives no date, but the glass negative format and Bain provenance place it among the agency's photographs, made in New York from about 1900 into the 1920s. George Grantham Bain built the service's files of news and feature images, and the Library of Congress now holds them. Until a catalog note confirms what the picture shows, viewers should read the subject as an open question.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,723 × 4,154 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-25990 |
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