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[Woman washing in tub] – Historic Reproduction

[Woman washing in tub], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Woman washing in tub], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(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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This rare historic photograph captures [Woman washing in tub] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Rather than a candid scene, this glass negative records a painting by Albert Worcester, as the cataloger's note indicates, so the woman at her bath is an artist's composition, not a moment caught by the camera. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made the plate sometime between 1900 and 1915, photographed landscapes, towns and works of art alike, and its glass negraphs now form part of the Library of Congress collection. Reproducing paintings in this way allowed images of artworks to reach viewers who would never see the originals. The large 8 by 10 inch plate gives the reproduction a good deal of detail.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Painting by Albert Worcester
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan785 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70293

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