Plainfield, Judging Harness Horses, Ladies to drive – 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 Plainfield, Judging Harness Horses, Ladies to drive. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Plainfield, Judging Harness Horses, Ladies to drive
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Judges are shown assessing harness horses at a show in Plainfield, and the title points to a class for women drivers. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency whose glass negatives sent pictures to newspapers in the early 1900s, recorded this title from unverified data, so the exact date and event remain uncertain. Horse shows of that era were fashionable social occasions where driving was judged on control and polish, and women taking the reins in competition reflected changing expectations about who could take part.
| 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 two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 936 × 703 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10555 |
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