C.H. Towne – Antique 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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This rare historic photograph captures C.H. Towne in remarkable 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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C.H. Towne
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The caption on this glass negative reads "C.H. Towne," but the Bain News Service notes that supplied the title are unverified, so the identification is uncertain. The initials most plausibly point to Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949), a New York poet and magazine editor active in literary circles in the early twentieth century. The Bain agency, which operated in New York, sent photographers to record public figures and news events during those decades, so the sitter's public profile is the most useful context. The record gives no date, so the exact year of the exposure remains unknown.
| 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 | 4,185 × 5,760 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-23610 |
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