W. Damrosch and wife – Vintage 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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This rare historic photograph captures W. Damrosch and wife in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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W. Damrosch and wife
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The caption names the sitters only as "W. Damrosch and wife," and the record notes that this identification is unverified. Walter Damrosch, the German-born American conductor who led the New York Symphony Society, is the most likely subject. The Bain News Service, run by photographer George Grantham Bain in New York, supplied newspapers with pictures of public figures, and portraits like this one show how prominent people and their families were presented to readers of the period. With no firm date on the negative, the picture is best read as a general glimpse of early twentieth-century New York celebrity.
| 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 | 2,959 × 4,340 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-37102 |
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