Schipa – Historic Reproduction
(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: Schipa, 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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The title on this glass negative is simply "Schipa," a surname the Bain News Service recorded on its negatives and caption cards, and the record notes that the identification has not been verified. If it refers to the Italian lyric tenor Tito Schipa, the picture would date from his years singing in American opera houses in the 1920s. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency founded by George Grantham Bain, sent photographers to theaters, concert halls, and public events, and its negatives record a wide range of people and occasions. Because the card gives no date or caption, the sitter and setting are best treated as provisional.
| 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 eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,716 × 5,046 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-36962 |
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