Archduke Freidrich and Exzellen Freiherr von Kirkbach - Lauterbach – 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.)
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Archduke Freidrich and Exzellen Freiherr von Kirkbach - Lauterbach
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The record names Archduke Friedrich and an "Exzellenz" Freiherr von Kirkbach, with a place name, Lauterbach, though the caption data is unverified and the date is missing. Archduke Friedrich of Austria was a senior Habsburg commander during the First World War, and the honorific "Exzellenz" marks the second man as a high-ranking military or court official, so the picture likely records a formal meeting of officers in the early twentieth century. The Bain News Service, the source of the negative, was a pictorial wire agency that sent photographers to such public occasions and distributed the images to newspapers.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,760 × 4,154 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-20535 |
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