Jolson – 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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Step back in time with Jolson, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Al Jolson, the singer and stage performer, is the subject of this glass negative, which belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress. Bain News Service was a Manhattan press photography agency, and its staff photographed theatrical figures, politicians and news events in the early twentieth century for newspapers and magazines. Jolson, famous for his blackface minstrel-style performances and his role in early talking pictures, was a leading Broadway name of that period. The record gives no date, and the title comes from unverified caption data, so the exact occasion is uncertain.
| 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 | 4,147 × 5,710 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-31568 |
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