Vitagraph "Movie" Battle – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Vitagraph "Movie" Battle in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Vitagraph "Movie" Battle
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Among the glass negatives in the Bain collection, this one stands out for its title, "Vitagraph 'Movie' Battle," which the record itself marks as unverified. Vitagraph was one of the earliest American film studios, founded in Brooklyn in 1897 by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith, so a title tied to its name would have been timely for New York audiences. The Bain News Service supplied pictures to newspapers, and 5 by 7 inch glass negatives like this one were a common format for press work in the early twentieth century. Since the record gives no date, the title is the main clue to when and why the picture was made.
| 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 five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,754 × 4,110 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-23740 |
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