Arthur Brown, Coliseum Architect, Chicago – 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.)
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A window into the past: Arthur Brown, Coliseum Architect, Chicago, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Arthur Brown, Coliseum Architect, Chicago
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The Coliseum on Wabash Avenue hosted many of Chicago's largest political gatherings, and this glass negative, dated June 17, 1912, is tied to that building through its title, which names Arthur Brown as the Coliseum's architect. The Bain News Service title is unverified, so the caption alone does not confirm who appears in the frame. The date falls just before the Republican National Convention opened in the hall on June 18, when reporters and crowds packed the city. The Bain collection, assembled from the work of a New York news photography service, preserves many plates like this one, which offer a candid view of early twentieth-century public life.
| Created / published | 6/17/1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,729 × 4,223 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-8309 |
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