Tennis players on court, Casino, Newport – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Tennis players on court, Casino, Newport. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Tennis players on court, Casino, Newport
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Few courts in America carry as much early tennis history as the grass courts at the Newport Casino in Rhode Island, where this scene of players was recorded. Designed by the firm McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1880, the Casino hosted the U.S. National Championships from 1881 until 1914. The record dates the negative to August 20, 1909, but its title comes from unverified Bain News Service notes, so the individual players and any particular match remain uncertain. Glass negatives like this one preserve the clothing and setting of the resort's summer social world.
| Created / published | 8/20/09. |
|---|---|
| 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 one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,760 × 4,247 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-5406 |
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