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Overalls "Circus Parade" – Antique Wall Art

Overalls "Circus Parade", n/a — historic photograph
Overalls "Circus Parade", n/a. Historic photograph from the Circus & Carnival 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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A window into the past: Overalls "Circus Parade", 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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Overalls "Circus Parade"

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The glass negative is titled "Overalls" with "Circus Parade" as its subject, though the record notes that the title comes from unverified Bain News Service data and gives no date. Bain News Service, the New York photo agency founded by George Grantham Bain around 1899, sold pictures of current events to newspapers, and its negatives document much of city life in the early twentieth century. Circus parades, which wound through town streets to advertise an upcoming show, were a favorite subject for news photographers of that era, so this plate fits a familiar tradition of street spectacle. Its small format and the agency's caption information make it worth comparing with other parade pictures in the collection.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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 seven loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,804 × 4,166 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-31536

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