Work on artificial leg – 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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Work on artificial leg comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A glass negative titled "Work on artificial leg" shows the making or repair of a prosthetic limb. The George Grantham Bain Collection comes from the Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied newspapers with photographs in the early twentieth century, and its pictures often recorded daily industry and current events. Artificial limbs improved considerably after the First World War, when many veterans needed replacements, so images like this one reflect growing public interest in rehabilitation. The record gives no date, so the exact moment is uncertain, but the glass plate is a useful clue to the photographic methods 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,866 × 3,322 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-29211 |
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