Musicians playing "sacred" music, Society Circus, Long Branch – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Musicians playing "sacred" music, Society Circus, Long Branch. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Musicians playing "sacred" music, Society Circus, Long Branch
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Musicians playing what the caption calls "sacred" music stand out here because the setting is a society circus in Long Branch, New Jersey, rather than a church or concert hall. Long Branch was a fashionable seaside resort, and wealthy summer residents there staged amateur circuses in which members of high society performed for charity. The Bain News Service, which made this glass negative around 1909, photographed such events for newspapers, and the contrast between sacred music and big-top entertainment is part of what makes the scene worth a second look. The title comes from unverified notes made at the time, so the exact music performed remains uncertain.
| Created / published | 8/09. |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5,822 × 4,235 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-5386 |
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