Tracing soldier's lost property – 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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A window into the past: Tracing soldier's lost property, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Tracing soldier's lost property
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The title points to soldiers' belongings being traced or returned, a task handled by a camp, depot, or official lost-property office, though the record does not name the place or the people involved. The caption comes from the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency founded by George Grantham Bain around 1899 that supplied news pictures to newspapers for decades. The title is unverified and no date is recorded, so the exact setting and year remain open. The glass negative format was common in the agency's busiest years, but readers should treat the title as a starting point rather than a confirmed account.
| 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 | 5,753 × 4,166 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-30610 |
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