Rochester Centennial - Miss R. (city) – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Rochester Centennial - Miss R. (city). The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Rochester Centennial - Miss R. (city)
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The title points to a Rochester centennial and a woman identified only as "Miss R.," but the Bain News Service marked that title as unverified, so the exact occasion remains uncertain. Rochester, New York, was settled in 1812 along the Genesee River, and a centennial observance in the early twentieth century would have marked that founding, perhaps with parades, pageants, or costumed participants. The image comes from George Grantham Bain's news service, which supplied press photographs to newspapers from about 1900 into the 1910s. Glass negatives of this size, 5 by 7 inches or smaller, hold fine detail, so the dress and setting are worth a close look.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 937 × 709 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11984 |
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