Balfour's arrival – 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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Balfour's arrival
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The title credits this glass negative to "Balfour's arrival," and the name most likely refers to Arthur Balfour, the British foreign secretary, though the record does not confirm who appears in the picture or where it was taken. If the title is accurate, the most probable occasion is the British mission to the United States in April 1917, shortly after America entered the First World War, when Balfour traveled to Washington and New York to coordinate the war effort. The Bain News Service, a New York agency, produced large numbers of news pictures of visiting dignitaries, so this negative likely reflects that busy press coverage of the period.
| 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 | 4,841 × 3,278 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-25570 |
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