Piano – 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.)
Description
A window into the past: Piano, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A piano is the sole subject of this small platinum print, dated 1924 and measuring about 4 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. Platinum printing, prized for its soft gray tones and permanence, had become uncommon by the 1920s, when the costly metal pushed most photographers toward silver-based papers. The catalog files the picture under musical instruments and pianos, so the instrument itself, not any person, is the point of interest. Its quiet tonal range shows how the process handled the instrument's heavy, solid form.
| Medium | 1 photographic print : platinum 11.5 x 8.9 cm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). |
|---|---|
| Genre | Jr. |
| Notes | 1924 |
| Subjects | p. 113. Caption card tracings: Mph. Colls. Cat.; Photog. I.; Musical instruments--Pianos; Music--Piano; Shelf." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,176 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142990 |
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