Judge (Wn. Baseball) – 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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Judge (Wn. Baseball) 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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Judge (Wn. Baseball)
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The title identifies this glass negative only as "Judge," with the notation "Wn. Baseball," which most likely points to a player connected with the Washington Senators, though the record does not name him. The Bain News Service, which George Grantham Bain founded in New York in the early 1900s, supplied newspapers with news and sports photographs, and its glass negatives document the era's baseball, politics, and daily life. Because the caption data is unverified and no date is recorded, the picture's exact occasion is uncertain. Its value lies in showing how the Bain agency photographed athletes of the period, with its large-format glass plates capturing fine detail.
| 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 | 3,264 × 4,779 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-39392 |
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