Maypoles – 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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This glass negative is titled simply "Maypoles," a name the Bain News Service recorded on its caption cards, though the record does not confirm the title or give a date or location. The Bain News Service was a New York photo agency that supplied news pictures to newspapers in the early 20th century, so the image likely reflects the press photography of that era. The maypole dance, with dancers weaving colored ribbons around a tall pole, is a spring May Day custom with European roots that was widely performed by schools and community groups in the United States around that time. The pattern of ribbons braided down the pole is the detail worth noticing.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,778 × 4,197 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11642 |
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