Jos. R. Smith – 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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This historic photograph of Jos. R. Smith 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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Jos. R. Smith
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What sets this negative apart is its title, which gives only a name, "Jos. R. Smith." The record notes that the label comes from unverified data on the negative or its caption card, so the identity and occasion remain open questions. The plate belongs to the Bain News Service collection, built by the New York agency that George Grantham Bain started around 1899 to supply news pictures to newspapers. Its 5-by-7-inch glass negatives were made for fast reproduction, and the caption cards it kept were meant to help editors find pictures by name.
| 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 | 4,247 × 5,785 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-28500 |
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