1915 -- Astor Cup race – 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 historic photograph of 1915 -- Astor Cup race brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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1915 -- Astor Cup race
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The Astor Cup race of 1915 is the event this picture records, though the title comes from caption data that the Bain News Service supplied and that has not been independently verified. Bain, a New York press photo agency, sent images like this one to newspapers and magazines within days of the events they showed, so the negative captures a moment meant for quick public consumption. Trophy races of this kind drew wealthy sponsors, crowds of spectators, and a steady stream of press photographers. The glass negative format of the period also means the surviving image carries the sharp detail and tonal range that made these news pictures so useful to researchers today.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,803 × 4,216 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-21301 |
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